Statistical Theory of Signal Detection
International Series of Monographs in Electronics and Instrumentation
- 2nd Edition - January 1, 1968
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Author: Carl W. Helstrom
- Editors: D. W. Fry, L. Costrell, K. Kandiah
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 2 4 4 3 - 8
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 1 3 2 6 5 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 5 6 8 5 - 9
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Request a sales quoteStatistical Theory of Signal Detection, Second Edition provides an elementary introduction to the theory of statistical testing of hypotheses that is related to the detection of signals in radar and communications technology. This book presents a comprehensive survey of digital communication systems. Organized into 11 chapters, this edition begins with an overview of the theory of signal detection and the typical detection problem. This text then examines the goals of the detection system, which are defined through an analogy with the testing of statistical hypotheses. Other chapters consider the noise fluctuations in terms of probability distributions whereby the statistical information is used to design a receiver that attains the maximum rate of successful detections in a long series of trials. This book discusses as well the criteria of success and failure in statistical situations. The final chapter deals with the types of stochastic signals. This book is a valuable resource for mathematicians and engineers.
Preface to Second Edition
From the Preface to First Edition
I. Signals And Filters
1. Signals and Their Spectra
2. Filters
3. Narrowband Signals
4. Narrowband Filters
5. The Uncertainty Relation
6. The Synthesis of Filters
Problems
Bibliography
II. Noise
1. Stochastic Processes and Their Distributions
2. The Spectral Density
3. Two Varieties of Noise
4. Gaussian Stochastic Processes
5. The Physics of Noise
6. Narrowband Noise
Problems
Bibliography
III. Hypothesis Testing
1. Signal Detection and Statistics
2. Testing of Simple Hypotheses by a Single Measurement
3. Testing of Simple Hypotheses by Multiple Measurements
Problems
Bibliography
IV. Detection of a Known Signal
1. Detection in White Gaussian Noise
2. The Matched Filter
3. Detection in Colored Noise
4. The Karhunen—Loeve Expansion
5. Solution of the integral Equations
Problems
Bibliography
V. Detection of Signals of Unknown Phase
1. Testing Composite Hypotheses
2. Detection of a Signal of Unknown Phase
3. The Detectability of Signals of Unknown Phase
4. Detection of Signals of Unknown Amplitude and Phase
5. Signals of Unknown Amplitude, Phase, and Time of Arrival
Problems
Bibliography
VI. Digital Communications
1. The Transmission of Discrete Information
2. Binary Channels
3. Channels with More than Two Signals
4. The Reception of Overlapping Pulses
Problems
Bibliography
VII. Detection by Multiple Observations
1. Detection of a Fixed Number of Signals
2. Detection Probability of the Quadratic Threshold Detector
3. Sequential Detection
Problems
Bibliography
VIII. The Estimation of Signal Parameters
1. The Theory of Estimation
2. Estimating Signal Parameters
3. Estimation of Signal Arrival Time
4. Estimation of Signal Arrival Time and Carrier Frequency
Problems
Bibliography
IX. Detection of Signals with Unknown Parameters
1. Maximum-likelihood Detection
2. Detection of a Signal of Unknown Arrival Time
3. Detection of a Signal of Unknown Arrival Time and Carrier Frequency
4. Non-parametric Detection
Problems
Bibliography
X. Signal Resolution
1. The Specification of Receivers
2. The Specification of Signals
3. The Detection of Signals in Clutter
Problems
Bibliography
XI. Stochastic Signals
1. The Structure of the Receiver
2. The Performance of the Receiver
3. Summary
Problems
Bibliography
Appendices
A. Integral Transforms
B. Characteristic Functions
C. The Covariances of Fourier Coefficients of a Random Process
D. The Circular Gaussian Density Function
E. Solution of an integral Equation
F. The Q-Function
G. Error Probability for a Channel with Two Non-orthogonal Signals of Random Phases
Author index
Subject index
Other Titles in the Series
- Edition: 2
- Published: January 1, 1968
- No. of pages (eBook): 484
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483124438
- Hardback ISBN: 9780080132655
- eBook ISBN: 9781483156859
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