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Matched and Euclidean-Mismatched Decoding on Fourier-Curve Constellations with Tangent Noise

Bin Han , Hao Chen , Muxia Sun , H. V. Poor , Hans D. Schotten

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keywords Fourier-curve constellationstangent-space noisematched decodingEuclidean mismatched decodingpairwise error probabilitydistance spectrasymbol error bounds

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Exact Euclidean pairwise errors and matched decoding representations are derived for Fourier-curve constellations under tangent-space artificial noise.

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The paper examines matched and Euclidean-mismatched decoding for finite Fourier-curve constellations where tangent-space artificial noise causes each hypothesis to follow a Gaussian distribution with a symbol-dependent rank-one covariance matrix. Exact closed-form Euclidean pairwise error probabilities are obtained for any pair of symbols, while matched decoding admits an exact representation in terms of a Gaussian expectation for bilaterally tangent-orthogonal pairs. For uniform even constellations the Euclidean decoder further yields explicit distance spectra and symbol-error probability bounds that hold uniformly across all offset classes; the matched decoder is exactly solvable on antipodal pairs and is evaluated numerically over the full codebook by Monte Carlo simulation. These derivations isolate the impact of the tangent noise component, showing analytically how the fraction of noise power and the density of the constellation govern the performance gap between matched and mismatched receivers.

Core claim

We derive exact Euclidean pairwise errors for arbitrary pairs and an exact Gaussian-expectation representation for matched decoding on bilaterally tangent-orthogonal pairs. For uniform even constellations, the Euclidean side yields explicit distance spectra and symbol-error bounds across all offset classes; the matched side is exact on antipodal pairs and benchmarked numerically at the full-codebook level via Monte Carlo. By isolating the detection-theoretic consequence of tangent-space artificial noise, these results clarify analytically how noise fraction and constellation density enter the mismatch behavior; secrecy-rate implications require additional channel and adversary modeling.

What carries the argument

Finite Fourier-curve constellations equipped with tangent-space artificial noise that induce symbol-dependent rank-one covariance Gaussian laws under each hypothesis.

If this is right

Exact Euclidean pairwise error probabilities are available for every pair of constellation points.
Uniform even constellations admit explicit distance spectra and symbol-error bounds under Euclidean decoding for every offset class.
Matched decoding admits an exact Gaussian-expectation form on bilaterally tangent-orthogonal pairs and is exactly solvable on antipodal pairs.
The performance gap between matched and Euclidean decoders depends explicitly on the noise power fraction and the constellation density.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

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The closed-form expressions could be used to optimize constellation parameters that minimize the decoding mismatch gap.
If the tangent-noise model approximates realistic channels, the same derivations would supply analytic inputs for secrecy-rate calculations once channel and adversary models are supplied.
The Monte Carlo benchmarks could be replaced by the analytic expressions for small to moderate codebook sizes, enabling faster design iterations.

Load-bearing premise

Each hypothesis induces a Gaussian law with symbol-dependent rank-one covariance and the constellations are finite Fourier-curve sets with tangent-space artificial noise.

What would settle it

Direct numerical comparison of the derived closed-form Euclidean pairwise error probabilities against Monte Carlo error rates generated from a tangent-space noise channel model would confirm or refute the exact expressions.

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We study matched and Euclidean-mismatched decoding on finite Fourier-curve constellations with tangent-space artificial noise. Each hypothesis induces a Gaussian law with symbol-dependent rank-one covariance. We derive exact Euclidean pairwise errors for arbitrary pairs and an exact Gaussian-expectation representation for matched decoding on bilaterally tangent-orthogonal pairs. For uniform even constellations, the Euclidean side yields explicit distance spectra and symbol-error bounds across all offset classes; the matched side is exact on antipodal pairs and benchmarked numerically at the full-codebook level via Monte Carlo. By isolating the detection-theoretic consequence of tangent-space artificial noise, these results clarify analytically how noise fraction and constellation density enter the mismatch behavior; secrecy-rate implications require additional channel and adversary modeling.

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The paper gives exact pairwise error formulas and distance spectra for Fourier-curve constellations under tangent noise, but the work stays inside a narrow artificial Gaussian model.

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The main thing to know is that this paper derives exact Euclidean pairwise error probabilities for arbitrary pairs and an exact Gaussian-expectation form for matched decoding on bilaterally tangent-orthogonal pairs. For uniform even constellations it also produces explicit distance spectra and symbol-error bounds across offset classes, with Monte Carlo checks on the matched side at full codebook level. These closed forms do not appear to collapse directly from the general mismatched-decoding results cited in the abstract, so the specific tailoring to Fourier-curve geometry and rank-one tangent covariances is the concrete addition.

Referee Report

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Summary. The paper studies matched and Euclidean-mismatched decoding on finite Fourier-curve constellations with tangent-space artificial noise, where each hypothesis induces a Gaussian law with symbol-dependent rank-one covariance. It derives exact Euclidean pairwise error probabilities for arbitrary pairs and an exact Gaussian-expectation representation for matched decoding on bilaterally tangent-orthogonal pairs. For uniform even constellations, the Euclidean decoder yields explicit distance spectra and symbol-error bounds across offset classes, while the matched decoder is exact on antipodal pairs and benchmarked numerically via Monte Carlo at the full-codebook level. The work isolates the detection-theoretic effects of the tangent noise model.

Significance. If the derivations are correct, the explicit distance spectra and closed-form pairwise expressions for the Euclidean case constitute a useful analytical tool for quantifying how noise fraction and constellation density affect mismatch performance under the stated model. The separation of matched and mismatched behaviors on this specific geometry clarifies a narrow but well-defined detection question, and the positioning that secrecy-rate implications require further channel/adversary modeling is appropriately cautious.

minor comments (3)

[Abstract, §1] Abstract and §1: the phrase 'exact Gaussian-expectation representation' for matched decoding on bilaterally tangent-orthogonal pairs should be accompanied by an explicit integral or expectation formula in the main text so readers can verify the reduction from the general matched metric.
[Numerical results] The Monte Carlo benchmarks for the matched decoder at full codebook level would benefit from a statement of the number of trials and any variance-reduction techniques used, to allow direct comparison with the claimed exact antipodal results.
[§2] Notation: the definition of 'tangent-orthogonal pairs' and 'offset classes' should be restated with a short diagram or coordinate description when first introduced, as the Fourier-curve geometry is not standard.

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We thank the referee for the positive summary of our work and the recommendation for minor revision. No specific major comments were listed in the report.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity

full rationale

The paper's central derivations consist of exact Euclidean pairwise error expressions and Gaussian-expectation representations for matched decoding, obtained directly from the explicitly stated model of symbol-dependent rank-one Gaussian covariances on finite Fourier-curve constellations. These steps rely on standard Gaussian integral properties and geometric definitions of tangent-orthogonal pairs rather than any parameter fitting to target error rates, self-referential definitions, or load-bearing self-citations. Distance spectra and symbol-error bounds for uniform even constellations follow from the same first-principles geometry without reduction to inputs by construction. The modeling choice is presented as an isolating assumption whose real-channel validity is left open, so no hidden ansatz or uniqueness theorem is smuggled in.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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Based solely on the abstract, the central claims rest on standard properties of multivariate Gaussians and the geometric definition of Fourier-curve constellations; no free parameters, ad-hoc axioms, or new entities are introduced in the provided text.

axioms (2)

domain assumption Each hypothesis induces a Gaussian law with symbol-dependent rank-one covariance
Stated directly in the abstract as the noise model; treated as given rather than derived.
domain assumption Constellations are finite Fourier-curve sets with tangent-space artificial noise
Core modeling premise of the study; no independent justification supplied in abstract.

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