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Spectral Estimation (line spectrum / parametric PSD) L1-394

Signal ProcessingFrequency estimation from finite-length time seriesδ=3 · standardL_DAG = 2.3📋 Stub — not mineable
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Forward model E

A complex-exponential / sinusoidal signal is modeled as sum of K components with unknown frequencies omega_k, amplitudes c_k, and phases phi_k, observed on a finite time window of N samples plus noise; the goal is to estimate (omega_k, c_k, phi_k) via subspace, parametric, or atomic-norm methods.

L-DAG

L.synthesis.harmonic -> int.temporal
L.synthesis.harmonicint.temporal

Well-posedness W

Existence:
true
Uniqueness:
for well-separated frequencies (delta_omega > 4pi/N) — Rayleigh criterion
Stability:
conditional
κ:
500

Fourier-limited resolution 2pi/N; subspace methods (MUSIC, ESPRIT) achieve super-resolution given SNR; atomic-norm minimization (Tang-Bhaskar-Shah-Recht) guarantees exact recovery when delta_omega > 4pi/N.

Solvability C

Solver class:
Periodogram/Welch, Yule-Walker AR, MUSIC, ESPRIT, Prony, atomic-norm (AST), sparse BPDN in DFT grid, Nonlinear LS
Convergence rate q:
2
Complexity:
FFT: O(N*log(N)); MUSIC O(N^3 + N^2*Ngrid); ESPRIT closed-form; atomic SDP O(N^3.5)

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