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Normal (geometry)

Known as: Polygon's normal, Unit normal, Outer-pointing normal 
In geometry, a normal is an object such as a line or vector that is perpendicular to a given object. For example, in the two-dimensional case, the… 
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
A Multiscale Coarse-Graining Study of the Liquid/Vacuum Interface of Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids with Alkyl Substituents of Different Lengths
Multiscale coarse-grained (MS-CG) molecular dynamics simulations were performed for the liquid−vacuum interface of room… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Shear mode AlN thin film electro-acoustic resonant sensor operation in viscous media
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
A Comparative Analysis of Depth-Discontinuity and Mixed-Pixel Detection Algorithms
Laser scanner measurements are corrupted by noise and artifacts that can undermine the performance of registration, segmentation… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Two-component nanopillar arrays grown by Glancing Angle Deposition
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Absence of Strong Gate Effects in Electrical Measurements on Phenylene-Based Conjugated Molecules
The electronic transport characteristics of self-assembled monolayers of phenylene-based -conjugated molecules were measured in a… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Fracture characterization at Valhall: Application of P-wave amplitude variation with offset and azimuth (AVOA) analysis to a 3D ocean-bottom data set
The delineation and characterization of fracturing is important in the successful exploitation of many hydrocarbon reservoirs… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Uniqueness of Noncompact Spacelike Hypersurfaces of Constant Mean Curvature in Generalized Robertson–Walker Spacetimes
On any spacelike hypersurface of constant mean curvature of a Generalized Robertson–Walker spacetime, the hyperbolic angle… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The Orientation of Semifluorinated Alkanes Attached to Polymers at the Surface of Polymer Films
The surface molecular orientation of a liquid crystalline (LC) layer made up of semifluorinated (SF) single side groups [−CO−(CH2… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A comparison of local surface geometry estimation methods
Abstract. The performance of several methods for estimating local surface geometry (the principal frame plus the principal… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Laser‐induced desorption of NO from NiO(100): Ab initio calculations of potential surfaces for intermediate excited states
In order to interpret the experimental results of the state resolved UV‐laser‐induced desorption of NO from NiO(100) (rotational… 
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