Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Notation
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Basics and Constraints
- Part II Geometry and Statistics
- 9 Spectrogram Geometry 1
- 10 Sharpening Spectrograms
- 11 A Digression on the Hilbert–Huang Transform
- 12 Spectrogram Geometry 2
- 13 The Noise Case
- 14 More on Maxima
- 15 More on Zeros
- 16 Back to Examples
- 17 Conclusion
- 18 Annex: Software Tools
- References
- Index
14 - More on Maxima
from Part II - Geometry and Statistics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 August 2018
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Notation
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Basics and Constraints
- Part II Geometry and Statistics
- 9 Spectrogram Geometry 1
- 10 Sharpening Spectrograms
- 11 A Digression on the Hilbert–Huang Transform
- 12 Spectrogram Geometry 2
- 13 The Noise Case
- 14 More on Maxima
- 15 More on Zeros
- 16 Back to Examples
- 17 Conclusion
- 18 Annex: Software Tools
- References
- Index
Summary
The statistical distribution of the (global and local) extrema are described by an extreme value (Gumbel) distribution. Local maxima can serve as centers for Voronoi cells whose statistics is investigated in terms of density, area, and shape. Following the "musical score" analogy, those local maxima (either isolated or organized along ridges) can be interpreted as "loud" points from which signals embedded in noise can be detected and estimated.
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- Explorations in Time-Frequency Analysis , pp. 124 - 138Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018