Sparse fusion frames: existence and construction

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Abstract: Fusion frame theory is an emerging mathematical theory that provides a natural framework for performing hierarchical data processing. A fusion frame is a frame-like collection of subspaces in a Hilbert space, thereby generalizing the concept of a frame for signal representation. In this paper, we study the existence and construction of fusion frames. We first present a complete characterization of a special class of fusion frames, called Parseval fusion frames. The value of Parseval fusion frames is that the inverse fusion frame operator is equal to the identity and therefore signal reconstruction can be performed with minimal complexity. We then introduce two general methods -- the spatial complement and the Naimark complement -- for constructing a new fusion frame from a given fusion frame. We then establish existence conditions for fusion frames with desired properties. In particular, we address the following question: Given M,N,minNN and lambdajj=1M, does there exist a fusion frame in RRM with N subspaces of dimension m for which lambdajj=1M are the eigenvalues of the associated fusion frame operator? We address this problem by providing an algorithm which computes such a fusion frame for almost any collection of parameters M,N,minNN and lambdajj=1M. Moreover, we show how this procedure can be applied, if subspaces are to be added to a given fusion frame to force it to become Parseval.


Fusion frame theory is a recent, developing mathematical theory that provides a natural framework for performing hierarchical data processing. A fusion frame can be considered to be a frame-like collection of subspaces in a Hilbert space and thereby generalizes the concept of a frame for signal representation. However, when the signal and/or subspace dimensions are large, the decomposing of the signal into its fusion frame measurements through subspaces projections typically requires a large number of additions and multiplications and perhaps the user has a limited computing budget. To be cost effective, the notion of a sparse fusion frame is introduced, that is, a fusion frame whose subspaces are generated by orthonormal basis vectors that are sparse in a `uniform basis' over all subspaces. The focus of this paper is to develop simple algorithmic constructions that can easily be adopted in practice to produce sparse fusion frames with desired (given) operators. A complete characterization is presented for the Parseval fusion frames in terms of the existence of special isometries defined on an encompassing Hilbert space. Two general methodologies are introduced to generate new fusion frames from existing ones, namely the spatial complement method and the Naimark complement method, and to analyze the relationship between the parameters of the original and the new fusion frame. The authors then proceed by establishing existence conditions for 2-sparse fusion frames for any given fusion frame operator for which the eigenvalues are greater than or equal to two. An easily implementable algorithm for computing such 2-sparse fusion frames is given.



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