DocumentCode
1489964
Title
A generalized canonical piecewise-linear representation
Author
Kahlert, Claus ; Chua, Leon O.
Author_Institution
Inst. for Phys. & Theor. Chem., Tuebingen Univ., West Germany
Volume
37
Issue
3
fYear
1990
fDate
3/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
373
Lastpage
383
Abstract
An extension of the well-known canonical representation for continuous piecewise-linear functions is introduced. This form is capable of describing all piecewise-linear functions in two dimensions, being no longer subject to any restrictions. Moreover, it is shown that just one nesting of absolute-value functions is sufficient to cover the whole class
Keywords
nonlinear network analysis; piecewise-linear techniques; absolute-value functions; canonical piecewise-linear representation; continuous piecewise-linear functions; nonlinear circuits; Circuit analysis; Circuit analysis computing; Circuit theory; Circuits and systems; Concrete; Counting circuits; Manifolds; Nonlinear circuits; Nonlinear equations; Piecewise linear techniques;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0098-4094
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/31.52731
Filename
52731
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