• DocumentCode
    780584
  • Title

    Stochastic resonance and data processing inequality

  • Author

    McDonnell, M.D. ; Stocks, N.G. ; Pearce, C.E.M. ; Abbott, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Biomed. Eng., Univ. of Adelaide, SA, Australia
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    17
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    1287
  • Lastpage
    1288
  • Abstract
    The data processing inequality of information theory proves that no more information can be obtained out of a set of data than was there to begin with. However, many papers in the field of stochastic resonance report signal to noise ratio gains in some nonlinear systems due to the addition of noise. Such an observation appears on the surface to contradict the data processing inequality. It is demonstrated that the data processing inequality is upheld for the case of periodic input signals.
  • Keywords
    channel capacity; information theory; noise; probability; resonance; stochastic processes; SNR gains; data processing inequality; information theory; nonlinear systems; periodic input signals; signal to noise ratio gains; stochastic resonance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20030792
  • Filename
    1231329