Continuous and discrete dynamical sampling

Abstract

In this paper we study the continuous dynamical sampling problem at infinite time in a complex Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$. We find necessary and sufficient conditions on a bounded linear operator $A\in\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H})$ and a set of vectors $\mathcal{G}\subset \mathcal{H}$, in order to obtain that $\{e^{tA}g\}_{g\in\mathcal{G}, t\in[0,\infty)}$ is a semi-continuous frame for $\mathcal{H}$. We study if it is possible to discretize the time variable $t$ and still have a frame for $\mathcal{H}$. We also relate the continuous iteration $e^{tA}$ on a set $\mathcal{G}$ to the discrete iteration $(A^\prime)^n$ on $\mathcal{G}^\prime$ for an adequate operator $A^\prime$ and set $\mathcal{G}^\prime\subset \mathcal{H}$.