The physics of noise /

For a physicist, "noise" is not just about sounds, but refers to any random physical process that blurs measurements, and in so doing stands in the way of scientific knowledge. This book deals with the most common types of noise, their properties, and some of their unexpected virtues. The...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Milotti, Edoardo (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2019]
Colección:IOP (Series). Release 6.
IOP expanding physics.
Temas:
Noise.
Mensuration and systems of measurement.
SCIENCE / Weights & Measures.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Cosmic noise
  • 1.1. Radio waves from the sky
  • 1.2. The noise of the cosmos
  • 2. What is noise?
  • 2.1. Deterministic and random signals
  • 2.2. Statistical properties of noise
  • 2.3. A broad classification of common types of noise
  • 2.4. A few comments on the physicist's noise and the mathematician's noise
  • 3. Mathematical models of noise
  • 3.1. Fourier transforms
  • 3.2. Energy carried by a signal
  • 3.3. The power spectrum
  • 3.4. The autocorrelation function and the Wiener-Kintchine theorem
  • 3.5. The power spectrum of noise processes
  • 3.6. Brownian motion
  • 3.7. Thermal noise
  • 3.8. Shot noise
  • 3.9. 1/f noise
  • 3.10. The pitfalls of power spectra
  • 4. The science of Johnson noise
  • 4.1. The Boltzmann constant
  • 4.2. Noise temperature of a radio telescope
  • 5. Final remarks
  • 6. Further reading.

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