• DocumentCode
    939527
  • Title

    A sequence of upper and lower bounds for the Q function (Corresp.)

  • Author

    Philips, Thomas K. ; Sahraoui, Ahmed

  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    11/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    877
  • Lastpage
    878
  • Abstract
    A sequence of upper and lower bounds for the Q function defined as Q(x)= 1/ \\sqrt {2 \\pi} \\int_{x}^{\\infty } \\exp[(-y^{2})/2]dy is developed. These bounds are shown to be tighter than those most commonly used.
  • Keywords
    Information theory; Automata; Circuit noise; Circuit synthesis; Combinatorial mathematics; Computer errors; Lattices; Logic; Organisms; Relays; Upper bound;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9448
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIT.1984.1056975
  • Filename
    1056975
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=939527