Sigma approximation

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In mathematics, σ-approximation adjusts a Fourier summation to eliminate the Gibbs phenomenon which would otherwise occur at discontinuities.

A σ-approximated summation for a series of period T can be written as follows:

[s(\theta) = \frac a_0 + \sum_^ \mathrm\left(\frac\right)\cdot \left[a_ cos left( frac theta right) +b_ksinleft( frac theta right) right]], in terms of the normalized sinc function ([ \mathrm x = \frac]).

Here, the term

[\mathrm\left(\frac\right)]

is the Lanczos σ factor, which is responsible for eliminating most of the Gibbs ringing phenomenon. It does not do so entirely, however, but one can square or even cube the expression to serially attenuate Gibbs Phenomenon in the most extreme cases.

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