The continuum damage mechanics (CDM) model by Talreja [Talreja R. Damage characterization by internal variables. In: Pipes RB, Talreja R, editors. Comput Mater Series, vol. 9. Dam Mech Comp Mater, Elsevier, Amsterdam; 1994, p. 53–78], which is one o
T HIS PAPER discusses the problem of estimating the parameters of single-frequency tones from a finite number of noisy discrete-time observations. The problem has application to data set testing, telephone transmission system testing, radar, and oth
