Two Exponential Approximation Methods.

Abstract

Two different constructive techniques for approximating positive definite functions by means of finite exponential sums are explored. One technique constructs the coefficients and the exponents. The other technique constructs the exponents when the coefficients are all required to be equal. Both approximation techniques appear to be suitable for numerical computation. The techniques extend to completely monotonic functions as well. Error bounds are proved using elementary methods. In an application, these error bound can be used to eliminate some of the effort and guesswork previously necessary in two procedures for the design and synthesis of sparse broadband linear arrays. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 28, 1980
Accession Number
ADA092728

Entities

People

  • Roy L. Streit

Organizations

  • Naval Underwater Systems Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Arrays
  • Bessel Functions
  • Coefficients
  • Computations
  • Construction
  • Equations
  • Gaussian Quadrature
  • Integral Transforms
  • Integrals
  • Linear Arrays
  • Numbers
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Real Numbers
  • Real Variables
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

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  • Computer Programming and Software Development.
  • Linear Algebra
  • Systems Analysis and Design