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Impedance matching circuit (left) comprising lossless reactive elements (inductors and capacitors) iY and iX connected to an antenna with resistance R generating thermal noise voltage V and its Thevenin AC circuit equivalent (right). The transformed voltage, resistance, and reactance are Vt, Rt, and iXt, respectively.
