stem/Signal Proc/Convolution.md

Integral operator

• Satisfies mathematical properties of integral operator
• Product of two after one has been reversed and shifted

x(t)=x_1(t)\circledast x_2(t)=\int_{-\infty}^\infty x_1(t-\tau)\cdot x_2(\tau)d\tau

Properties

1. x_1(t)\circledast x_2(t)=x_2(t)\circledast x_1(t)
   1. Commutativity
2. (x_1(t)\circledast x_2(t))\circledast x_3(t)=x_1(t)\circledast (x_2(t)\circledast x_3(t))
   1. Associativity
3. x_1(t)\circledast [x_2(t)+x_3(t)]=x_1(t)\circledast x_2(t)+ x_1(t)\circledast x_3(t)
   1. Distributivity
4. Ax_1(t)\circledast Bx_2(t)=AB[x_1(t)\circledast x_2(t)]
   1. Associativity with Scalar
5. Symmetrical graph about origin

Applications

1. Communications systems
   • Shift signal in frequency domain (Frequency modulation)
2. System analysis
   • Find system output given input and transfer function

Polynomial Multiplication

• Convolving coefficients of two poly gives coefficients of product