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The spectrum of a signal, say <math>u(t)</math>, shows how the variance of this signal is distributed with respect to frequency. If the spectrum of <math>u</math> is <math>\Psi(f)</math>, then the spectrum has the property that the variance of <math>u</math> is | The spectrum of a signal, say <math>u(t)</math>, shows how the variance of this signal is distributed with respect to frequency. If the spectrum of <math>u</math> is <math>\Psi(f)</math>, then the spectrum has the property that the variance of <math>u</math> is | ||
<math>\overline{u} = \int_0^{\infty}\, \mathrm{d}f </math> | <math>\overline{u} = \int_0^{\infty} Psi(f)\, \mathrm{d}f \ \ .</math> | ||
and the variance located between two frequencies <math>f_1</math> and <math>f_2</math> is | |||
<math> \int_{f_1}^{f_2} Psi(f)\, \mathrm{d}f \ \ .</math> | |||
Thus, the units of a spectrum, <math>\Psi</math> are the square of the units of <math>u</math> per unit of frequency, <math>f</math>. | |||
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| Short definition of Spectrum |
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| Shows how the variance of a signal is distributed with respect to frequency or wavenumber |
This is the common definition for Spectrum, but other definitions maybe discussed within the wiki.
The spectrum of a signal, say [math]\displaystyle{ u(t) }[/math], shows how the variance of this signal is distributed with respect to frequency. If the spectrum of [math]\displaystyle{ u }[/math] is [math]\displaystyle{ \Psi(f) }[/math], then the spectrum has the property that the variance of [math]\displaystyle{ u }[/math] is
[math]\displaystyle{ \overline{u} = \int_0^{\infty} Psi(f)\, \mathrm{d}f \ \ . }[/math]
and the variance located between two frequencies [math]\displaystyle{ f_1 }[/math] and [math]\displaystyle{ f_2 }[/math] is
[math]\displaystyle{ \int_{f_1}^{f_2} Psi(f)\, \mathrm{d}f \ \ . }[/math]
Thus, the units of a spectrum, [math]\displaystyle{ \Psi }[/math] are the square of the units of [math]\displaystyle{ u }[/math] per unit of frequency, [math]\displaystyle{ f }[/math].
