Title :
Novel Simple Representations for Gaussian Class Multivariate Distributions With Generalized Correlation
Author :
Beaulieu, Norman C. ; Hemachandra, Kasun T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Abstract :
Novel single-integral representations for the multivariate probability density functions and cumulative distribution functions of Gaussian class distributions (Rayleigh, Rician, Weibull, Nakagami- m, and generalized Rician) are derived. The solutions are expressed in terms of well-known functions which are available in common mathematical software. The marginal random variables are not necessarily identically distributed as is the case for some past solutions. A generalized correlation structure based on a special linear transformation of independent Gaussian random variables is used in this study. The advantage of the new representation is that only a single-integral computation is needed to compute an N-dimensional distribution.
Keywords :
Gaussian distribution; correlation theory; fading channels; Gaussian class multivariate distribution; Gaussian random variable; N-dimensional distribution; correlation structure; cumulative distribution function; marginal random variable; mathematical software; multivariate probability density function; single-integral computation; single-integral representation; special linear transformation; Diversity reception; Probability density function; Rayleigh channels; Rician channels; Signal to noise ratio; Cumulative distribution function (cdf); diversity combining; fading channels; probability density function (pdf); wireless communications;
Journal_Title :
Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIT.2011.2170133