Representation Theoretic Patterns in Three-Dimensional Cryo-Electron Microscopy II-The Class Averaging Problem

Ronny Hadani, Amit Singer

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

19 Scopus citations

Abstract

In this paper we study the formal algebraic structure underlying the intrinsic classification algorithm, recently introduced in Singer et al. (SIAM J. Imaging Sci. 2011, accepted), for classifying noisy projection images of similar viewing directions in three-dimensional cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). This preliminary classification is of fundamental importance in determining the three-dimensional structure of macromolecules from cryo-EM images. Inspecting this algebraic structure we obtain a conceptual explanation for the admissibility (correctness) of the algorithm and a proof of its numerical stability. The proof relies on studying the spectral properties of an integral operator of geometric origin on the two-dimensional sphere, called the localized parallel transport operator. Along the way, we continue to develop the representation theoretic set-up for three-dimensional cryo-EM that was initiated in Hadani and Singer (Ann. Math. 2010, accepted).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)589-616
Number of pages28
JournalFoundations of Computational Mathematics
Volume11
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computational Mathematics
  • Analysis
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics

Keywords

  • 3D cryo-electron microscopy
  • Differential geometry
  • Mathematical biology
  • Optimization theory
  • Representation theory
  • Spectral theory

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Representation Theoretic Patterns in Three-Dimensional Cryo-Electron Microscopy II-The Class Averaging Problem'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this