Brief Description:
The definitive reference on Hilbert transforms covering the mathematical techniques for evaluating them, and their application.

Marc Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.;Based on publisher-provided data.

Table of Contents:
Preface; List of symbols; List of abbreviations; Volume I: 1. Introduction; 2. Review of some background mathematics; 3. Derivation of the Hilbert transform relations; 4. Some basic properties of the Hilbert transform; 5. Relationship between the Hilbert transform and some common transforms; 6. The Hilbert transform of periodic functions; 7. Inequalities for the Hilbert transform; 8. Asymptotic behavior of the Hilbert transform; 9. Hilbert transforms of some special functions; 10. Hilbert transforms involving distributions; 11. The finite Hilbert transform; 12. Some singular integral equations; 13. Discrete Hilbert transforms; 14. Numerical evaluation of Hilbert transforms; References; Subject index; Author index; Volume II: 15. Hilbert transforms in En; 16. Some further extensions of the classical Hilbert transform; 17. Linear systems and causality; 18. The Hilbert transform of waveforms and signal processing; 19. Kramers-Kronig relations; 20. Dispersion relations for some linear optical properties; 21. Dispersion relations for magneto-optical and natural optical activity; 22. Dispersion relations for nonlinear optical properties; 23. Some further applications of Hilbert transforms; Appendix 1. Table of selected Hilbert transforms; Appendix 2. Atlas of selected Hilbert transform pairs; References; Subject index; Author index.

Contributor Bio:King, Frederick W
Frederick W. King is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.