Didactic discussion of stochastic resonance effects and weak signals

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 242-245

  Adair, Robert K ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; ELF; Signal to noise ratio; Stochastic resonance

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT RESONANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUMS; CONDITION; ELF; LARGE-SIGNALS; PARADIGMATIC MODELS; PROPERTY; RESONANCE EFFECT; SIMPLE++; STOCHASTIC RESONANCES; WEAK SIGNALS;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; CELL FUNCTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIOPHYSICS; CELL PHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 0030338235     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(1996)17:3<242::AID-BEM10>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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