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On an information processing model applied to optical illusions and computer simulations

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A model for image processing proposed earlier is discussed and applied to some optical illusions. A simulation on a computer is provided in an attempt to reach a quantitative level of understanding in the study of visual phenomena.

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  1. str. B. Delavrancea 27, Bucureşti

    C. A. Mateescu

  2. Institut für Theoretische Physik der Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    I. O. Stamatescu

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Preliminary work on this subject was done while this author was at the Institute of Physics of CSEN, Bucureşti, Romania.

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Mateescu, C.A., Stamatescu, I.O. On an information processing model applied to optical illusions and computer simulations. International Journal of Computer and Information Sciences 3, 153–166 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00976641

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