Abstract

A complete set of bandlimited functions is described which possesses the curious property of being orthogonal over a given finite interval as well as over (− ∞, ∞). Properties of the functions are derived and several applications to the representation of signals are made.

Keywords

BandlimitingProlate spheroidFourier transformRepresentation (politics)Property (philosophy)MathematicsInterval (graph theory)Set (abstract data type)Mathematical analysisOrthogonal functionsFourier seriesComputer scienceCombinatorics

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Year
1961
Type
article
Volume
40
Issue
1
Pages
43-63
Citations
2449
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D. Slepian, H. O. Pollak (1961). Prolate Spheroidal Wave Functions, Fourier Analysis and Uncertainty - I. Bell System Technical Journal , 40 (1) , 43-63. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1538-7305.1961.tb03976.x

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10.1002/j.1538-7305.1961.tb03976.x