Existence of uncertainty minimizers for the continuous wavelet transform
(2023) In Mathematische Nachrichten 296(3). p.1156-1172- Abstract
Continuous wavelet design is the endeavor to construct mother wavelets with desirable properties for the continuous wavelet transform (CWT). One class of methods for choosing a mother wavelet involves minimizing a functional, called the wavelet uncertainty functional. Recently, two new wavelet uncertainty functionals were derived from theoretical foundations. In both approaches, the uncertainty of a mother wavelet describes its concentration, or accuracy, as a time-scale probe. While an uncertainty minimizing mother wavelet can be proven to have desirable localization properties, the existence of such a minimizer was never studied. In this paper, we prove the existence of minimizers for the two uncertainty functionals.
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- Halvdansson, Simon ; Olsen, Jan Fredrik LU ; Sochen, Nir and Levie, Ron
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- 2023
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- Contribution to journal
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- keywords
- continuous wavelet, uncertainty minimizer, uncertainty principle, wavelet design
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- Mathematische Nachrichten
- volume
- 296
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 1156 - 1172
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- Wiley-VCH Verlag
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- scopus:85146069076
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- 0025-584X
- DOI
- 10.1002/mana.202100466
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- English
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title = {{Existence of uncertainty minimizers for the continuous wavelet transform}},
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doi = {{10.1002/mana.202100466}},
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