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Predicting the peak "amplitude" of a damped sine wave in the frequency spectrum with FFT

In one line: Given an exponentially decaying sine wave $x(t)$, how can we predict the amplitude of the resulting peak in frequency spectrum using discrete Fourier transform. In nuclear magnetic ...
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Fourier transform on Minkowski space

Physicists Some people like to define the "Fourier transform" on Minkowski space as $\hat f(\xi) = \int e^{i \eta(x,\xi)} f(x) dx$, where $\eta(x,\xi)$ is the Minkowski form. I'm used to thinking of ...
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Limit of an integral vs limit of the integrand

I have a simple Fourier transform problem, originating from mathematical physics (system of linear PDEs), which reduces to taking the integral $$ I(\alpha)\equiv\int_{-\infty}^\infty e^{ikr} \cfrac{\...
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Fourier transform of a Lorentz invariant generalized function

Consider on $\mathbb{R}^{n+1}$ the indefinite quadratic form defining the Minkowski metric $$B(p)=(p^0)^2-(p^1)^2-\dots-(p^n)^2.$$ Let $\mu$ be a generalized function on $\mathbb{R}^{n+1}$ which is ...
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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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