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- G. Ahmadi
ME 639-Turbulence
- G. Ahmadi
ME 639-Turbulence
Outline
- Expansion of a function
- Orthonormal set
- Expansion of a random function
- K-L Expansion for periodic and non-
periodic functions
- Response of linear system
- K-L expansion for Brownian motion
- G. Ahmadi
ME 639-Turbulence
Let n(t) be an orthonormal set
t c t X
n n
t c t X
n n
T n n
dt t t X c
T n n
dt t t X c
nm T * m n
dt t t
nm T * m n
dt t t
- G. Ahmadi
ME 639-Turbulence
In the expansion, the coefficients cn become uncorrelated (orthogonal) random variables if and only if n(t) are the eigen- functions of the following Fredholm’s integral equation:
1 n n T 2 n 2 1 xx
t t t , t R
1 n n T 2 n 2 1 xx