title: Magnetic Resonance Spectra and Statistical Geometry.
abstract: Methods of statistical geometry are introduced which allow one to estimate, on the basis of computable criteria, the conditions under which maximally informative data may be collected. We note the important role of constraints which introduce curvature into parameter space and discuss the appropriate mathematical tools for treating curvature effects. Channel capacity, a term from communication theory, is suggested as a useful figure of merit for estimating the information content of spectra in the presence of noise. The tools introduced here are applied to the case of a model nitroxide system as a concrete example, but we stress that the methods described here are of general utility.
authors: Physics Department, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany NY 12222.
authors: Keith A
authors: KA
authors: Earle
authors: Laxman
authors: L
authors: Mainali
authors: Indra Dev
authors: ID
authors: Sahu
authors: David J
authors: DJ
authors: Schneider