Figure 2

(a)
g(.)

0 ∆ℑ
∆ℑ( t + 1) ∆ℑ( t + 2)

ℑ(t +1)

ℑ(t)

g(.) (b)

0 ∆ℑ
∆ℑ( t + 1) ∆ℑ( t + 2)

ℑ(t +1)

ℑ(t)

g(.) (c)

∆ℑ( t + 2)

0 ∆ℑ

∆ℑ( t + 1)

ℑ(t +1)

ℑ(t)
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Figure 3
g(.) (a)

∆ℑ(t + 2)

0 ∆ℑ(t + 1) ∆ℑ

ℑ(t + 1)

ℑ(t)

g(.) (b)

∆ℑ(t + 2)

0 ∆ℑ
∆ℑ(t + 1)
ℑ(t + 1)

ℑ(t)

ℑ(t − 1)
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