Integral of a Complex Gaussian
Theorem:
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(D.7) |
Proof: Let
denote the integral. Then

where we needed
re
to have
as
. Thus,
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(D.8) |
as claimed.
Area Under a Real Gaussian
Corollary:
Setting
in the previous theorem, where
is real,
we have
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(D.9) |
Therefore, we may normalize the Gaussian to unit area by defining
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(D.10) |
Since
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(D.11) |
it satisfies the requirements of a probability density function.
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