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         <math> y2(t) = sin[x2(t)] = sin[x1(t-t0)] </math>
 
         <math> y2(t) = sin[x2(t)] = sin[x1(t-t0)] </math>
  
        Therefore it can be shown that:
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Therefore it can be shown that:
  
 
         <math> y1(t-t0) = sin[x1(t-t0)] </math>
 
         <math> y1(t-t0) = sin[x1(t-t0)] </math>
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         <math> y2(t) = x2(2t) = x1(2(t-t0)) </math>
 
         <math> y2(t) = x2(2t) = x1(2(t-t0)) </math>
  
        Therefore it can be shown that:
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Therefore it can be shown that:
  
 
         <math> y1(t-t0) != x1(2t-2t0) </math>
 
         <math> y1(t-t0) != x1(2t-2t0) </math>

Latest revision as of 04:16, 19 September 2008

Time Invariance

Definition of a time invariant system: "A system is Time Invariant if the behavior and characteristics of the system are fixed over time... Specifically, a system is time invariant if a time shift in the input signal results in an identical time shift in the output signal." - (Oppenheim Willsky pgs. 50-51)

Example: Let $ y1(t) = sin[x1(t)] $

       $  x2(t) = x1(t-t0)  $
       $  y2(t) = sin[x2(t)] = sin[x1(t-t0)]  $

Therefore it can be shown that:

       $  y1(t-t0) = sin[x1(t-t0)]  $

Definition of a time variant system: Any system that does not follow the characteristics of a time invariant system is considered to be Time Variant. Specifically, a system is time variant if a time shift in the input signal results in some different time shift in the output signal.

Example: Let $ y1(t) = x1(2t) <math> x2(t) = x1(t-t0) $

       $  y2(t) = x2(2t) = x1(2(t-t0))  $

Therefore it can be shown that:

       $  y1(t-t0) != x1(2t-2t0)  $

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