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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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The Gibbs phenomenon is the the tendency for Fourier sums to "jump" higher than expected at discontinuities. It is named after the American physicist J. Willard Gibbs. |
The Gibbs phenomenon is the the tendency for Fourier sums to "jump" higher than expected at discontinuities. It is named after the American physicist J. Willard Gibbs. |
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==The Phenomenon== |
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The identifying characteristic of the Gibbs phenomenon is the spike past where the Fourier series is summing to. As my colleagues previously stated, "notice how the summation function resembles the original periodic function more as more functions are added."<ref>[http://fweb/class-wiki/index.php/Fourier_Series:_Explained! Fourier Series: Explained!]</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:34, 12 January 2010
Overview
The Gibbs phenomenon is the the tendency for Fourier sums to "jump" higher than expected at discontinuities. It is named after the American physicist J. Willard Gibbs.
The Phenomenon
The identifying characteristic of the Gibbs phenomenon is the spike past where the Fourier series is summing to. As my colleagues previously stated, "notice how the summation function resembles the original periodic function more as more functions are added."<ref>Fourier Series: Explained!</ref>