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10 questions linked to/from Power Spectrum: Definition
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Help with obtaining the power spectral density of a simple continuous cosine (using both forms of the definition for PSD)
I am trying to go through a simple example to teach myself about Parseval's theorem and calculating power spectral density (PSD) in practice and would be very grateful if someone could check my ...
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Definition of average power?
There are two kind of average power I encountered in random signal class and textbook: definition 1: average power =$$E[|x(t)|^2]=R_{xx}(0)=\int^\infty_{-\infty} S_{xx}(f)\,df$$ definition 2: average ...
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The expectation in power spectral density
I'm a bit confused with the definition of the power spectral density (PSD). From Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectral_density , I found the definition is: $$ S_{xx}(\omega) = \lim_{T\...
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What does the frequency axis of a Power Spectral Density mean?
I have never really understood what the frequency axis meant when we plot the Power Spectral Density(PSD). Does it correspond to frequency as we get after we take the Fourier Transform of a time ...
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Covariance between real and imaginary parts of Fourier transform of a stationary time series
Since Fourier transform of a random stationary process in time (in the case of existence) is not necessarily real, my question is what is the relation between the covariance of real and imaginary ...
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Wiener Khinchin theorem : struggle in the derivation
I am reading Introduction to quantum noise, measurement and amplification, and I need to understand the Wiener Khinchin theorem: how to derive it. I also need to understand some context around this ...
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Proof of the Wiener-Khintchine theorem in time domain
In a proof for the Wiener-Khintchine theorem (See p. 572-573) I have seen the following operation being done: \begin{align*} S_{xx}(f) &= \lim_{T \rightarrow \infty} \int_{-2T}^{2T} Rxx(\tau) e^{-...
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What is exactly Power Spectrum Density? [closed]
In papers or textbooks, I have found several different definitions of PSD. I think I understand the meaning of PSD and all these papers or textbooks agrees that PSD and Fourier Series share a ...
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what is equal to the FT of the Autocorrelation function
I am trying to make my own demonstration in order to find what is equal to the FT of the Autocorrelation function. The autocorrelation function in some book about turbulence is defined as: r($\tau$)=...
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Confusion about definition of power spectrum
I'm trying to get a good handle on the spectral theory of random signals, but there seem to be two different definitions of the power spectrum whose relation is not clear to me. On the one hand, we ...