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Characterization and computation of canonical tight windows for Gabor frames
Let be a Gabor frame for for given window .
We show that the window that generates the canonically
associated tight Gabor frame minimizes among all windows
generating a normalized tight Gabor frame. We present and prove versions of
this result in the time domain, the frequency domain, the time-frequency
domain, and the Zak transform domain, where in each domain the canonical
is expressed using functional calculus for Gabor frame operators. Furthermore,
we derive a Wiener-Levy type theorem for rationally oversampled Gabor frames.
Finally, a Newton-type method for a fast numerical calculation of \ho is
presented. We analyze the convergence behavior of this method and demonstrate
the efficiency of the proposed algorithm by some numerical examples
On Lerch's transcendent and the Gaussian random walk
Let be independent variables, each having a normal distribution
with negative mean and variance 1. We consider the partial sums
, with , and refer to the process as
the Gaussian random walk. We present explicit expressions for the mean and
variance of the maximum These expressions are in terms
of Taylor series about with coefficients that involve the Riemann
zeta function. Our results extend Kingman's first-order approximation [Proc.
Symp. on Congestion Theory (1965) 137--169] of the mean for .
We build upon the work of Chang and Peres [Ann. Probab. 25 (1997) 787--802],
and use Bateman's formulas on Lerch's transcendent and Euler--Maclaurin
summation as key ingredients.Comment: Published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/105051606000000781 in the
Annals of Applied Probability (http://www.imstat.org/aap/) by the Institute
of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org
Zernike circle polynomials and infinite integrals involving the product of Bessel functions
Several quantities related to the Zernike circle polynomials admit an
expression as an infinite integral involving the product of two or three Bessel
functions. In this paper these integrals are identified and evaluated
explicitly for the cases of (a) the expansion coefficients of
scaled-and-shifted circle polynomials, (b) the expansion coefficients of the
correlation of two circle polynomials, (c) the Fourier coefficients occurring
in the cosine representation of the circle polynomials, (d) the transient
response of a baffled-piston acoustical radiator due to a non-uniform velocity
profile on the piston
Saturn's microwave spectrum: Implications for the atmosphere and the rings
Measurements of Saturn's disk temperature are compiled to determine the planet's microwave spectrum from 1 mm to 100 cm wavelength. The data were adjusted to conform with a common flux density scale. A model of Saturn's rings is used to remove the effects of the rings from the atmospheric component at centimeter and decimeter wavelengths. Theoretical spectra for a number of convective atmospheric models were computed and compared with the observed spectrum. Radiative-convective models with approximately solar composition and with an effective temperature of approximately 89 K are in good agreement with the observations. The agreement between the observed and theoretical spectra is a strong indication that gaseous ammonia is present in Saturn's atmosphere. A good fit to the data is obtained with an ammonia mixing ratio of approximately 5 x 10,0001. A comparison of the millimeter wavelength data with the best-fitting atmospheric spectrum indicates that the thermal component of the ring brightness temperature near 1 mm wavelength is approximately 25 k
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