In this paper, we generalize a standard inequality for the Hardy space H-1
to involve a family of rational basis systems with cyclically repeated pole
s. This inequality is used to derive an inequality that gives information o
n the Fourier coefficients of functions in H-p (1 < p < 2) with respect to
this family of basis functions. In an identification example, worst-case er
ror of a least-squares algorithm for impulse input signal and this particul
ar family of basis systems is computed. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All
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