Applied multidimensional systems theory. (English) Zbl 0574.93031

Bose, N. K.

Van Nostrand Reinhold Electrical/Computer Science and Engineering Series. New York - London: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. (ISBN 978-0-442-27214-2). xvi, 411 p. (1982).

This book brings together recent work in multidimensional linear systems theory. This work has applications in such areas as image processing, seismic signal processing, and radar. The first two chapters deal with properties of multivariate polynomials. These chapters are a good introduction to the theory of rational functions and polynomial matrices. There are also chapters on stability and realizability. The final chapter discusses a variety of applications including digital filtering in a finite field and Volterra series. The chapters on stability are perhaps the clearest available on the subject. Each chapter has a set of exercises and a rather complete list of references. The book would make an excellent text for an introductory graduate level course in multidimensional systems.
The reviewer’s only criticism of the book is that there is no introductory chapter to motivate the study of multivariate polynomials. A reader wishing to get a feeling for some of the problems in multidimensional systems theory would have to start with Chapter 3.

Reviewer: Edward J. Delp (MR 84f:93001)

MSC:

93C35	Multivariable systems, multidimensional control systems
93-01	Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to systems and control theory
93C05	Linear systems in control theory
26C05	Real polynomials: analytic properties, etc.
26C15	Real rational functions
41A20	Approximation by rational functions
93B15	Realizations from input-output data
93Dxx	Stability of control systems
93E11	Filtering in stochastic control theory

Keywords:

multidimensional linear systems; multivariate polynomials; digital filtering; Volterra series