Contents 



FOREWORD 

 PREFACE 

 CHAPTER 1 

 CHAPTER 2 



Introduction 



Linear Noisy Networks in the Impedance Representation 

 Impedance-Matrix Representation of Linear Networks 



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Lossless Transformations 



Network Classification in Terms of Power 



CHAPTER 3 



Impedance Formulation of the Characteristic-Noise Matrix 



3.1 Matrix Formulation of Stationary- Value Problem 



3.2 Eigenvalue Formulation of Stationary -Value Problem 



3.3 Properties of the Eigenvalues of the Characteristic- 

 Noise Matrix in Impedance Form 



3.4 Lossless Reduction in the Number of Terminal Pairs 



CHAPTER 4 Canonical Form of Linear Noisy Networks 



4.1 Derivation of the Canonical Form 



4.2 Interconnection of Linear Noisy Networks 



CHAPTER 5 Linear Noisy Networks in Other Representations 



5.1 General Matrix Representations 



5.2 Transformation from One Matrix Representation to 

 Another 



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