Title :
Logarithmic compression of Rayleigh and Maxwell distributions
Author :
Musal, H.M., Jr.
fDate :
7/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The effect of logarithmic compression on a randomly fluctuating signal with either Rayleigh or Maxwell amplitude statistics is determined. A simple relationship between the logarithm of the average and the average of the logarithm is found for the large-signal situation.
Keywords :
Bandwidth; Character generation; Circuits; Coils; Frequency measurement; Magnetic separation; Magnetoelasticity; Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution; Power generation; Time measurement;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1969.7247