"Modulation spaces and nonlinear approximation" by Salti Ali Ayed Samarah

Modulation spaces and nonlinear approximation

Date of Completion

January 1998

Keywords

Mathematics

Degree

Ph.D.

Abstract

It is shown that the theory of modulation spaces M$\sbsp{p}{w}$ can be extended to the case $0 < p < 1$. In particular, these spaces admit atomic decompositions similar to the case $p \geq 1$. It is also shown that local Fourier bases are unconditional bases for all modulation spaces $M\sbsp{p}{w}$ on $\IR$, including the Bessel potential spaces, and the Segal algebra $S\sb0$. The non-linear approximation procedure is used to show that the abstract spaces which are characterized by the approximation properties with respect to a local Fourier basis are exactly the modulation spaces over $\IR$. As a consequence, the error in approximating elements in the modulation spaces by a linear combination of N elements of a local Fourier basis is determined. Also, the error in approximating elements in the modulation spaces by a linear combination of N Gabor atoms is determined. ^

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