Questions tagged [fourier-transform]
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From equation to Laplace to z-tranform [on hold]
I have a doubt. Having this relation:
p(w)=((rho*c)/2*A)exp-(iomegat)(((1+RO*exp(i*2*kd2)(1+RL*exp(i*2*kd3))/(1-(RORL*exp-(i*2*k*d4))))*U(\omega)
Now for the Laplace, I take ts=1/fs, \tau=dn/c and \...
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Help with explanation to the notations in a paper about notations and use of Fourier and LaPlace Transformations [on hold]
I'm looking at a paper 'Recent applications of fractional calculus to science and engineering' (https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijmms/2003/753601/abs/) but some of the notations in it baffled me and ...
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encryption with wavelet transform
I need to know about an article, book or other reference that deals with encryption using Fourier transform and the Wavelet. (I plan to use matlab or other recommended software.)
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Are Stochastic Process Characterized by Their conditional Moments
Suppose that $X_t$ is a real-valued stochastic process. Then is $X_t$ characterized by it's conditional moments? In the sence that, if $Y_t$ is another process, such that
$$
\mathbb{E}\left[\int_s^T\...
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Transformation of Fourier Transform
Suppose that $f$ is a function with a Fourier transform, and that $g:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is a smooth function such that $g\circ f$ has a Fourier transform also.
Is there an expression ...
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Solution using Fourier transform to IVPs of elastic wave equations
I'm trying to find a solution using the Fourier transform and its inverse to initial value problems of elastic wave equations in two dimensional periodic media.
\begin{equation}
\begin{cases}
\rho u_{...
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Positive-definiteness of radial sinc function in three dimensions
In dimension one, it is well known that $\mathcal{F}\chi_{(-1,1)}=\frac{\sin{x}}{x}$. This implies, in particular, that $\frac{\sin{x}}{x}$ is a definite positive function. I wonder if a similar ...
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Maximum Magnitude Deviation between DFT and DTFT
This is a cross-post from signal processing forum as it was not conclusive.
Let $x[n]$ be a finite-length sequence with length $N$. The continuous DTFT $X(\omega)$ is then
$$
X(\omega) = \sum_{n = 0}^...
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Fast convolution of sparse functions
Let $F:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{Z}$ be a step function with at most $k$ discontinuities, at given rationals $a_1<a_2<\dotsc<a_k$. Let $g:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{Z}$ be given as a linear ...
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On smoothness of a function and decay of its Fourier transform
I am not sure that this question is research level, but it was not answered at MSE for several days, so I place it here.
I am interested in a quantitative version of the principle that smoothness of ...
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Initial value theorem for Fourier transform
Initial value theorem states that for a bounded function $f(t) = O(e^{ct})$ and an existing initial value, one-sided Laplace transform $F(s) = \int\limits^\infty_{0^-}f(\tau)e^{-s\tau}\mathrm{d\tau}$ ...
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Fourier transform of a generalized function on the plane
Is there an explicit formula for the Fourier transform of the generalized function of 2 variables
$$\frac{1}{x+y^2+i0}?$$
Remark. Equivalent question: consider the Schroedinger equation one the ...
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Level sums, displacements: how to determine them efficiently?
Let $R =\mathbb{Z}/N \mathbb{Z}$. Let $f:R\to \mathbb{R}$,
$\rho:R\to \lbrack 0,1\rbrack$. We assume that it takes trivial time to compute any given value $f(m)$ or $\rho(m)$.
Define $$S(\delta,m) = ...
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Expected value of the maximum of the periodogram
Let us suppose that $X_1,\ldots,X_n$ with $n\ge1$ are iid random variables such that $\operatorname EX_1=0$ and $\operatorname E|X_1|^s<\infty$ with some $s>2$ and define the DFT of $X_1,\ldots,...
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Recovering information for $\sum_{n \leq x}a(n)$ from $\sum_{n \geq 1}a(n)e^{-nx}$
I am wondering if I could deduce the bound for the partial sums
\[
\sum_{n \leq x}a(n) \ll x^{A}, \quad x \to \infty
\]
from the relation
\[
\sum_{n \geq 1}a(n)e^{-ny} \ll y^{-A}, \quad y \to 0^{+}.
\]...
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Composing functions whose derivatives have $L^1$ Fourier transforms
Let $f, g \in C^n(\mathbb{R})$. Given bounds $\|f^{(i)}\|_\infty \le a_i, \|g^{(i)}\|_\infty \le b_i \forall i \in \{1, ..., n\}$, we can derive bounds for $\|(g \circ f)^{(i)}\|_\infty$ using the ...
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About the Fourier transform of the logarithm function
I want to calculate / simplify:
$$\mathcal{F} (\ln(|x|)\mathcal{F(f)}(x))=\mathcal{F} (\ln(|x|)) \star f$$
where $\mathcal{F}$ is the Fourier transform ($\mathcal[f](\xi)=\int_{\mathbb R}f(x)e^{ix\...
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Maximum of the periodogram of a truncated sequence
Suppose that $Z,Z_1,Z_2,\ldots$ are iid random variables such that $\operatorname EZ=0$, $\operatorname EZ^2=1$ and $\operatorname E|Z|^s<\infty$ with some $s>2$. Let $\tilde Z_t=Z_tI_{\{|Z_t|\...
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Which Fourier transform is the correct one?
Given $H(x)$ is the Heaviside Theta, the tables give the following Fourier transforms for it:
$$ H(x+a)\to -PV\frac{i e^{i a w} }{w}+\pi \delta (w)$$
while from Sokhotski–Plemelj theorem it follows ...
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Positivity of an integral with product of functions and their Fourier transforms
What condition two functions $f$ and $g$ defined on $\mathbb{R^+}$ must fulfilled to have:
$$\int\limits_{0}^\infty \ln(x) (fg+ \hat{f} \hat{g} ) dx >0$$
Where we note $\hat{f}(x)= 2\int\...
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Functional equation with Fourier transform
What are the continuous functions $f$ such that on $\mathbb{R}^{+*}$:
$$f(x) - \frac{C}{x} \hat{f}(\frac{1}{x}) =x^{\alpha}$$
Where $\hat{f}$ is the Fourier transform of $f(|x|)$ and $C$ a constant....
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Comparison of (square) of a function and its Fourier transform in an integral
I am completely stuck on a comparison between $f(t)^2$ and $\hat{f}(t)^2$ in an integral.
Considering $f(t)$ of rapid decrease at infinity such that near zero: $f(t) \sim_0 t^{-\frac{1}{2}- \alpha}+o(...
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Existence of unbounded $M \subset \Bbb{R}$ of finite measure s.t. $1_M$ is $L^p$-Fourier multiplier
I would like to know if there is a measurable set $M \subset \Bbb{R}$ such that
$M$ has finite Lebesgue measure $0 < \lambda(M) < \infty$,
$M$ is unbounded in the sense that $\lambda(M \...
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Can we deduce the sign of this integral which includes cosine transform?
Let's $v(t)$ be a negative real function and consider the following integral with $f(t)$ complex (rapidly decreasing at infinity):
$$A= \int\limits_{0}^\infty \frac{1}{x} \int\limits_{x}^\infty \Big(...
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Solution of a functional equation with cosine transform
What are the functions verifying:
$$\int_0^{\infty} f(t) \cos(2\pi xt)=\lambda \frac{1}{x} f(\frac{1}{x})$$
With $\lambda$ a constant ?
(Functions $x^{-\alpha}$ with $0<\alpha<1$ are solutions ...
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Convolution of Fourier Transform and Walsh (or Hadamard) Transform
Is it possible to calculate the convolution of the Fourier transform and the Walsh or the Hadamard transform? Since the Fourier transform is sinusoidal while the Walsh or Hadamard transform is non-...
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Is there a categorical foundation for manifolds of bounded geometry and bandlimited functions?
As an outsider to both, manifolds of bounded geometry and bandlimited functions appear rather connected: for example, bounded geometry is defined in terms of bounds on curvature and its derivatives, ...
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Support of functions on Minkowski space and their Fourier transform
Suppose that a tempered distribution $f(x)$ on 4-dimensional Minkowski space with signature $+---$ vanishes for $x^2<0$ and its Fourier transform $\hat f(p)$ vanishes for $p^2<0$.
Are then $f$ ...
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Composition of Riesz potentials
For $0<\alpha<n$ and $n\geq 2$ we define the Riesz potential by
$$
(I_\alpha f)(x) = \frac{1}{\gamma(\alpha)}
\int_{\mathbb{R}^n} \frac{f(y)}{|x-y|^{n-\alpha}}\, dy\, ,
\quad
\text{where}
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Reference request: Fourier transform on the multiplicative group of real numbers
Let us consider the three groups $(\mathbb{R},+)$, $(\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z},+)$ and $(\mathbb{R}^\times,\cdot)$ (where $\mathbb{R}^\times := \mathbb{R} \setminus \{0\}$). We endow $\mathbb{R}$ with ...
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What gives a “Parseval like” equation mixing cosine and sine Fourier transforms ?
Noting $\mathcal{F}^c$ the cosine transform and $\mathcal{F}^s$ the sine transform defined on real functions by:
$$\mathcal{F}^c [f (x)]=\int_0^{\infty} f(t) \cos(xt) dt $$
$$\mathcal{F}^s [f (x)]=\...
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“Small” zero divisors in $\mathbb C[\mathbb Z/p\mathbb Z]$
If $p$ is a prime, and $a,b$ are non-zero elements of the group algebra $\mathbb C[\mathbb Z/p\mathbb Z]$ satisfying $a\ast b=0$, then $$|{\rm supp}\ a|+|{\rm supp}\ b|\ge p+2.$$ This is easy to prove ...
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Convergence of integral formula for Fourier inversion (and Hilbert transform) for integrable piecewise-smooth functions
I asked the question below on Math Stack Exchange, https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/2592555/convergence-of-integral-formula-for-fourier-inversion-and-hilbert-transform-fo, but [despite it ...
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Eigenvalues of a specific Hankel matrix
I have an $\frac{N}{2} \times \frac{N}{2}$ matrix $G$ with entries given by
\begin{equation}
G_{ij} = \frac{1}{\sin(\frac{\pi}{N}(i+j-\frac{3}{2}))}, \;\;\;\;\;\;\;\; 1 \le i,j \le \frac{N}{2},
\end{...
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Characterisation of functions for which the Fourier transform commutes with a particular operator
Defining the operator $\phi$ by: $\phi(f(x))=\frac{1}{|x|} f(\frac{1}{x})$, and noting $\mathcal{F}$ the Fourier transform on the real line, can we characterize all the functions (with real variable ...
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Fourier Transforms of Convolutions
Straightforward computations lead to the following standard property of Fourier transformation: it transforms convolutions into products, i.e. for functions $f$ and $g$ Schwartz class we have
$$\...
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Is there a measure on the sphere with positive Fourier transform?
Is it possible to have an even probability measure $\mu$ (that is $\mu(A)=\mu(-A)$ for any set $A\subset \mathbb{R}^d$) supported on the unit sphere $S^{d-1}$ such that its Fourier Transform
$$
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Fourier series of $\exp(\sum_k a_k\cos(k\theta+\phi_k))$
I need to know the Fourier series of exponential of general function, represented as
$c_n:=\int^{\pi}_{-\pi}\exp\left(\sum_{k=0}^{\infty}a_k\cos(k\theta+\phi_k)\right)\cos(n\theta+\psi_n)d\theta$.
($...
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Fourier transform inversion theorem for a function not in L1 or L2
For $\frac{1}{4}<a<1$ consider the following function:
$$f(x)=\frac{|x|^{\frac{1}{2}}}{(x^2+1)^{a+ib}}$$
If $1>a>\frac{1}{2}$ then $f(x) \in L^2$ and the Fourier inversion theorem can be ...
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Existence of $A\subset\Bbb{R}^n$ of finite measure and $\hat{1_A}\in\bigcap_{q>1}L^q$, but s.t. for some $1<p<\infty$, $1_A$ is no $L^p$-Fourier mult
I am interested in the following somewhat obscure question:
Is there some $n \in \Bbb{N}$, and a set $A \subset \Bbb{R}^n$ of finite measure such that the Fourier transform $\widehat{1_A}$ of its ...
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Need to show bounded behavior of a particular Fourier transform
First let me be briefly state the relevant information to my problem:
$\beta(s) \in C_0^{\infty}([-1,1])$, and $\beta \equiv 1$ around $s=0$. The $\beta$ I'm using is an even function, but it doesn't ...
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CTRW: solve a renewal equation
Let X(t) be a continuous time random walk, with exponentially distributed waiting times of pdf $f_T(t)= k e^{-k t}\; t\geq 0$ and a jump sizes pdf $f_J(x)$. Suppose the initial distribution $\rho_{X(0)...
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On boundedness of a certain term involving Fourier transform
Let $f$ be a function over the reals. Then I have following two questions:
Question 1:
Do there exist any $f\in L^1(\mathbb{R})$ such that the following expression is bounded for all frequency $\...
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When is $|\int_a^b \exp(-izx)f(x) \, \mathrm{d}x| \leq |\int_a^b f(x) \, \mathrm{d}x|$ for a general $f$? [closed]
Obviously, if $f(x) \geq 0 $ on $(a,b)$, the above claim is trivial. We also see that if $a = -\infty, b = \infty$, above is claiming that $|\hat{f}(z)| \leq |\hat{f}(0)|$ for all real $z$, where $\...
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Fourier transform of delta function restricted to sphere [duplicate]
I want to compute $\mathcal{F}^{-1}\{\delta(|\cdot|-1)\}(x)$, which exactly means the following computation:
$$f(x) = (2\pi)^{-n/2} \int_{|\xi|=1}e^{ix\cdot\xi}\mathrm{d}\xi, \mbox{ where }~ \xi \in \...
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Function and Fourier transform vanish on an interval
I'm no expert on these things (and this may not be cutting edge research level; it's really motivated by this MSE question), but it seems that there are non-zero measures (and also functions (?), I ...
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Inequality about the Fourier transform: $\Vert u \Vert_{L^k} \le \Vert \mathcal{F}(u) \Vert_{L^m}$ (where $1 \le m \le 2$ and $m,k$ Holder conjugates)
How can I prove the following inequality about the Fourier transform?
$$\Vert u \Vert_{L^k(\mathbb{R}^N)} \le \Vert \mathcal{F}(u) \Vert_{L^m(\mathbb{R}^N)}$$ for $1 \le m \le 2$ and $m,k$ Holder ...
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Where to find a table of fair Fourier transforms? [closed]
I am greatly dissatisfied with those tables of Fourier transforms, available online. I simply have no guess what method they use to derive their tables, but it seems completely off to me.
For ...
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Harmonic analysis on nilpotent Lie groups and the Campbell-Hausdorff formula
I am trying to understand the non-commutative analysis for nilpotent Lie groups, so I've been reading Corwin's and Greenleaf's book on the representation theory of nilpotent groups and going through ...
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Does the Fourier transform preserve the separation property?
The space of Schwartz functions on the plane is denoted by $\mathcal{S}$.
The usual multiplication and the convolution multiplication on $\mathcal{S}$ are denoted by $m_1$ and $m_2$, respectively.
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