spectral terms
1Spectral method — Spectral methods are a class of techniques used in applied mathematics and scientific computing to numerically solve certain Dynamical Systems, often involving the use of the Fast Fourier Transform. Where applicable, spectral methods have… …
2Spectral sensitivity — is the relative efficiency of detection, of light or other signal, as a function of the frequency or wavelength of the signal.In visual neuroscience, spectral sensitivity is used to describe the different characteristics of the photopigments in… …
3Spectral sequence — In the area of mathematics known as homological algebra, especially in algebraic topology and group cohomology, a spectral sequence is a means of computing homology groups by taking successive approximations. Spectral sequences are a… …
4Spectral theory of ordinary differential equations — In mathematics, the spectral theory of ordinary differential equations is concerned with the determination of the spectrum and eigenfunction expansion associated with a linear ordinary differential equation. In his dissertation Hermann Weyl… …
5Spectral density — In statistical signal processing and physics, the spectral density, power spectral density (PSD), or energy spectral density (ESD), is a positive real function of a frequency variable associated with a stationary stochastic process, or a… …
6Spectral theorem — In mathematics, particularly linear algebra and functional analysis, the spectral theorem is any of a number of results about linear operators or about matrices. In broad terms the spectral theorem provides conditions under which an operator or a …
7Spectral theory — In mathematics, spectral theory is an inclusive term for theories extending the eigenvector and eigenvalue theory of a single square matrix. The name was introduced by David Hilbert in his original formulation of Hilbert space theory, which was… …
8Spectral power distribution — In color science, a spectral power distribution describes the power per unit area per unit wavelength of an illumination (radiant exitance), or more generally, the per wavelength contribution to any radiometric quantity (radiant energy, radiant… …
9Spectral glide — A spectral glide is a modification of the vowel quality of a tone (Erickson 1975, p.72). Since the vowel quality of a tone is determined by the overtones, spectrum, or timbre (all three terms being near equal) of that tone, a spectral glide is a… …
10Spectral resolution — The spectral resolution or resolving power of a spectrograph, or, more generally, of a frequency spectrum, is a measure of its power to resolve features in the electromagnetic spectrum. It is usually defined byR = {lambdaoverDeltalambda}where… …
