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arxiv: 2604.07563 · v1 · submitted 2026-04-08 · 💻 cs.CV

On the Uphill Battle of Image frequency Analysis

Nader Bazyari , Hedieh Sajedi This is my paper

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keywords Inverse Square Mean Shift Algorithmnon-homogeneous data3D Fast Fourier Transformimage frequency analysishidden patternsclusteringimage processing
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The Inverse Square Mean Shift Algorithm is extended with a special case for non-homogeneous data, and three-dimensional Fast Fourier Transform is investigated to find hidden patterns in images.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The authors create a version of their clustering algorithm that can handle data whose density is not the same everywhere. This matters for images because pixel values or features often cluster in uneven ways across the picture. They also study what happens when the fast Fourier transform is applied in three dimensions to the whole image volume. A successful outcome would mean that repeating or concealed structures in the image become visible in the frequency domain without extra preprocessing. This work is part of addressing the difficulties involved in frequency-based analysis of images.

Core claim

In this follow-up paper, a special case of the Inverse Square Mean Shift Algorithm is formulated to deal with non-homogeneous data, and the three dimensional Fast Fourier Transform of images is investigated with the aim of finding hidden patterns.

What carries the argument

The special case of the Inverse Square Mean Shift Algorithm adapted for non-homogeneous data, which enables clustering despite density variations, together with the three-dimensional Fast Fourier Transform for revealing frequency-based hidden patterns in images.

If this is right

  • If the special case works, clustering can be applied reliably to image data with uneven distributions.
  • Three-dimensional FFT can bring out patterns that are invisible when using standard two-dimensional transforms on image slices.
  • This provides a pathway to perform frequency analysis on realistic, non-uniform image datasets.
  • Hidden patterns detected this way could aid in tasks such as anomaly detection or texture analysis in images.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Testing this on standard computer vision datasets could quantify the improvement in pattern detection accuracy.
  • The approach might generalize to other data types like 3D medical scans where the third dimension is spatial.
  • Questions remain about how to interpret the patterns found and set thresholds for what counts as hidden.

Load-bearing premise

That there exists a meaningful special case of the Inverse Square Mean Shift Algorithm for non-homogeneous data and that the three-dimensional Fast Fourier Transform applied to images will successfully uncover hidden patterns.

What would settle it

If experiments with the special case on non-homogeneous image data show clustering results no better than the general algorithm, or if 3D FFT images do not display any new detectable patterns compared to 2D methods, the investigation would not support the aims.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.07563 by Hedieh Sajedi, Nader Bazyari.

Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: A typical magnitude of an image (not affected by noise). First row clusters around pole zero. Second row, clusters around pole infinity. Although frequency span seems similar magnitude varies a lot among clusters around each pol [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: A special case to represent the interference patterns of waves when too much generalization happens around pole zero, the waves could cause sudden changes in image but are not able to sustain it. Therefor ripples appear [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_3.png] view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: II is an example of Gaussian-Poisson noise that frequently pollutes Fluorescence Microscopy Im￾ages [24]. This corrupted image was then processed by the algorithm and 4.6%, 15.3% and 21.6% of frequen￾cies in Red, Green and Blue channel respectively were suspected to be noise imposed upon the original image and therefore were eliminated (their magnitudes were set to zero).The noise reduced image was depicte… view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: A Two Photon Raw image corrupted with noise. Proposed algorithm detected frequencies around pole zero with high magnitude deviation as well as frequencies around infinity with high mag￾nitude mean values and ruled them out. I original, II corrupted, III result of noise cancellation with algorithm [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: An attempt to hide secret image with corresponding changes in histogram. A cover image, B Stego image, Original secret image that was embedded, D, extracted image using key, E what would happen if Stego was compromised [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: The [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_5.png] view at source ↗
read the original abstract

This work is a follow up on the newly proposed clustering algorithm called The Inverse Square Mean Shift Algorithm. In this paper a special case of algorithm for dealing with non-homogenous data is formulated and the three dimensional Fast Fourier Transform of images is investigated with the aim of finding hidden patterns.

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Referee Report

2 major / 1 minor

Summary. The manuscript is a follow-up to the Inverse Square Mean Shift Algorithm. It formulates a special case of the algorithm for non-homogeneous data and investigates the three-dimensional Fast Fourier Transform of images with the aim of finding hidden patterns.

Significance. If the special case is correctly derived and the 3D FFT analysis produces verifiable insights into image patterns, the work could extend clustering methods to heterogeneous data and introduce frequency-domain tools for computer vision tasks. Its value would be primarily as an exploratory formulation rather than a fully validated technique.

major comments (2)
  1. The abstract states that a special case of the Inverse Square Mean Shift Algorithm for non-homogeneous data is formulated, yet the manuscript contains no equations, pseudocode, parameter definitions, or derivation steps for this special case. This is load-bearing for the central claim.
  2. The manuscript claims to investigate the 3D FFT of images to find hidden patterns but provides no data, figures, success criteria, or analysis results from this investigation. Without these elements, the exploratory component cannot be evaluated.
minor comments (1)
  1. The title refers to 'Image frequency Analysis' but the content centers on a clustering algorithm formulation with only a secondary mention of 3D FFT; a more descriptive title would improve clarity.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

2 responses · 0 unresolved

Thank you for the constructive feedback on our manuscript. We address each major comment below and commit to a substantial revision that incorporates the missing technical details and empirical elements.

read point-by-point responses

  1. Referee: The abstract states that a special case of the Inverse Square Mean Shift Algorithm for non-homogeneous data is formulated, yet the manuscript contains no equations, pseudocode, parameter definitions, or derivation steps for this special case. This is load-bearing for the central claim.

    Authors: We agree that the derivation and supporting formalization of the special case for non-homogeneous data are absent from the current draft. In the revised manuscript we will provide the complete derivation, including all relevant equations, pseudocode, and explicit parameter definitions, so that the central claim is fully supported. revision: yes

  2. Referee: The manuscript claims to investigate the 3D FFT of images to find hidden patterns but provides no data, figures, success criteria, or analysis results from this investigation. Without these elements, the exploratory component cannot be evaluated.

    Authors: The current version presents the 3D FFT investigation only at a high level without concrete supporting material. We will add specific image datasets, figures displaying the frequency-domain results, clearly stated success criteria for pattern detection, and the corresponding quantitative analysis in the revised manuscript. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity detected

full rationale

The paper is explicitly a follow-up formulation of a special case of the Inverse Square Mean Shift Algorithm for non-homogeneous data, combined with an exploratory 3D FFT investigation on images. No load-bearing derivation steps, equations, or predictions are present that reduce by construction to the paper's own inputs or prior self-citations. The central claims consist of defining the special case and performing pattern-finding analysis without fitted parameters renamed as predictions, uniqueness theorems imported from the same authors, or ansatzes smuggled via citation. The work is self-contained as an original formulation and investigation, with no internal reductions that would qualify under the enumerated circularity patterns.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 0 axioms · 0 invented entities

No information is available from the abstract to populate free parameters, axioms, or invented entities. The work references a prior algorithm but supplies no details on assumptions, fitted values, or new postulated constructs.

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