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82 Chapter 3. Signal Process<strong>in</strong>g 84(5):951-956, 2004<br />

Abstract<br />

Signal Process<strong>in</strong>g 84 (2004) 951 – 956<br />

www.elsevier.com/locate/sigpro<br />

Fast communication<br />

Uniqueness of complex and multidimensional <strong>in</strong>dependent<br />

component analysis<br />

F.J. Theis ∗<br />

Institute of Biophysics, University of Regensburg, Universitaetsstr. 31, D93040 Regensburg, Germany<br />

Received 25 September 2003<br />

A complex version of the Darmois–Skitovitch theorem is proved us<strong>in</strong>g a multivariate extension of the latter by Ghurye and<br />

Olk<strong>in</strong>. This makes it possible to calculate the <strong>in</strong>determ<strong>in</strong>acies of <strong>in</strong>dependent component analysis (ICA) with complex variables<br />

and coe cients. Furthermore, the multivariate Darmois–Skitovitch theorem is used to show uniqueness of multidimensional<br />

ICA, where only groups of sources are mutually <strong>in</strong>dependent.<br />

? 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<br />

PACS: 84.40.Ua; 89.70.+c; 07.05.Kf<br />

Keywords: Complex ICA; Multidimensional ICA; Separability<br />

1. Introduction<br />

The task of <strong>in</strong>dependent component analysis (ICA)<br />

is to transform a given random vector <strong>in</strong>to a statistically<br />

<strong>in</strong>dependent one. ICA can be applied to bl<strong>in</strong>d<br />

source separation (BSS), where it is furthermore assumed<br />

that the given vector has been mixed us<strong>in</strong>g a<br />

xed set of <strong>in</strong>dependent sources. Good textbook-level<br />

<strong>in</strong>troductions to ICA are given <strong>in</strong> [4,11].<br />

BSS is said to be separable if the mix<strong>in</strong>g structure<br />

can be bl<strong>in</strong>dly recovered except for obvious <strong>in</strong>determ<strong>in</strong>acies.<br />

In [5], Comon shows separability of l<strong>in</strong>ear real<br />

BSS us<strong>in</strong>g the Skitovitch–Darmois theorem. He notes<br />

that his proof for the real case can also be extended to<br />

the complex sett<strong>in</strong>g. However, a complex version of<br />

∗ Tel.: +49-941-9432924; fax: +49-941-9432479.<br />

E-mail addresses: fabian.theis@mathematik.uni-regensburg.de,<br />

fabian@theis.name (F.J. Theis).<br />

0165-1684/$ - see front matter ? 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<br />

doi:10.1016/j.sigpro.2004.01.008<br />

the Skitovitch–Darmois theorem is needed, which, to<br />

the knowledge of the author, has not been shown <strong>in</strong><br />

the literature, yet. In this work we will provide such<br />

a theorem, which is then used to prove separability of<br />

complex BSS.<br />

Separability and uniqueness of BSS is already <strong>in</strong>cluded<br />

<strong>in</strong> the de nition of what is commonly called a<br />

‘contrast’ [5]. Hence it has been widely studied, but<br />

<strong>in</strong> the sett<strong>in</strong>g of complex BSS to the knowledge of<br />

the author separability has only been shown under the<br />

additional assumption of non-zero cumulants of the<br />

sources [5,13].<br />

The paper is organized as follows: In the next<br />

section, basic terms and notations are <strong>in</strong>troduced.<br />

Section 3 states the well-known Skitovitch–Darmois<br />

theorem and a multivariate extension thereof; furthermore,<br />

a complex version of it is derived. The follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Section 4 then <strong>in</strong>troduces the complex l<strong>in</strong>ear bl<strong>in</strong>d<br />

source separation model and shows its separability.

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