A Multiscale Kinetic Framework for Image Segmentation: From Particle Systems to Continuum Models

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.28619v1
• Date: Wed, 27 May 2026 15:29:14 GMT
• Title: A Multiscale Kinetic Framework for Image Segmentation: From Particle Systems to Continuum Models
• Abstract summary: We introduce a coupled interaction scheme governing the evolution of particles in both position and feature spaces.<n>We derive a kinetic formulation for the particle density in the space-feature domain combining transport, aggregation, and diffusion effects.<n>We make use of particle-based optimisation techniques for the accurate segmentation of images.
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• Abstract: In this work, we present a multiscale kinetic framework for consensus-based image segmentation. By interpreting an image as a system of interacting particles, each pixel is characterised by its spatial position and an internal feature encoding color information. We introduce a coupled interaction scheme governing the evolution of particles in both position and feature spaces, from which we derive a kinetic formulation for the particle density in the space-feature domain combining transport, aggregation, and diffusion effects. Furthermore, through a suitable scaling, we obtain a first-order macroscopic model describing the evolution of the fraction of pixels carrying information on the fraction of pixels having a certain feature. Based on this reduced-complexity model, we present a data-oriented approach where we make use of particle-based optimisation techniques for the accurate segmentation of images. Numerical tests show the effectiveness of the proposed framework and its robustness under different noise conditions.

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