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Uncertainty principle: minimize $\int_{-\infty}^\infty |t| |\widehat{f}(t)|^2 dt$ for $f$ of compact support
This is a question of uncertainty-principle type stemming from Eigenvalue of a convolution and a restriction?
Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ be even, absolutely continuous and supported in $[-\frac{...
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Eigenvalue of a convolution and a restriction?
Let $\epsilon>0$ be small. Let $\eta(t) = \frac{2\epsilon}{\epsilon^2+(2\pi t)^2}$ (the Fourier transform of $x\mapsto e^{-\epsilon |x|}$). Let $V$ be the space of integrable, bounded functions $f:\...
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Function that is (essentially) a self-convolution but not a multiple of a self-convolution
Call a function $F:\mathbb{R}\to C$ nice if it is of the form $F = f\ast \tilde{f}$, where $\tilde{f}(x) = \overline{f(-x)}$. (Of course nice functions are precisely those whose Fourier transform is ...
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Functions such that the *integral* of the Fourier transform is non-negative?
Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ be in $L^1$, with its Fourier transform $\widehat{f}$ also in $L^1$. What is a necessary and sufficient condition on $f$ so that
$$\int_{-\infty}^x \widehat{f}(t) dt \...
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Three optimization problems of uncertainty principle/Paley-Wiener type
Let $\phi:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ be an even function with support on $[-1,1]$. Assume that it is in $L^1\cap L^2$ and that its Fourier transform is also in $L^1\cap L^2$. Assume as well that $|\phi|...
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Possible gaps for a function and its Fourier transform
This is another question on the possible shape of sets $A,B\subset \mathbb{R}^d,d\geq 2,$ where resp. a non-null Schwarz function $f$ and its Fourier transform can vanish.
A nice remark by Christian ...
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Sufficient conditions for boundedness of Fourier transform
This should be a well studied topic: I am looking for sufficient conditions on a function $u(x)$ on $\mathbb{R}$ ensuring that its Fourier transform is bounded. Of course one such condition is $u\in L^...
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Minimizing vertical integral of a Mellin transform
Let $\eta:[0,\infty)\to [0,\infty)$ satisfy $\eta(0)=1$ and $\int_0^\infty \eta(x) dx = 1$ (say).
Write $M\eta$ for the Mellin transform of $\eta$. Let $\epsilon>0$ be small.
What is the choice of $...
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Fourier-like transforms for a Day convolution?
The presheaf category on a monoidal category inherits the monoidal structure via the Day convolution. Moreover you can inherit (bi)closed monoidal structure.
In the study of Fourier analysis we can ...
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Asymptotic expansion inverse discrete Fourier transform
Let $\ell^1(\mathbb{Z})$ be the space of biinfinite sequences $f = (f(n))_{n \in \mathbb{Z}} \subset \mathbb{C}$ such that it is absolutely summable. The discrete Fourier transform or Fourier series ...
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Integral convolution equation $\int_{B_n(R) } e^{- \| x - t\|} d\nu(t) = e^{- \|x \|^2/2}$ on $x \in B_n(R)$. Find measure $\nu$
Let $B_n(R)$ denote the $n$ ball centered at zero with radius $R$. We are interested in the following integral equation: given $R>0$ and $\lambda>0$, let
\begin{align}
\int_{B_n(R)} e^{- \...
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How can discrete Fourier transform approximation prove the completeness of complex exponentials in $L^2(T)$?
I have a question about the completeness of complex exponentials in function spaces.
For the discrete set $ S = \{1, 2, \ldots, n\} $, it is clear and intuitive that $ e^{2\pi ikx/n} $ for $ k = 0, 1, ...
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Prove uniqueness of Radon transform without using Fourier transform
The uniqueness of Radon transform can be expressed by the following claim (I assumed that the function has compact support for simplicity):
If a continuous function with compact support has zero ...
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Calculating hyperbolic Fourier series
Question:
is it possible to uniquely express functions locally as infinite sums of hyperbolic sines and cosines
$f(x)=\sum\limits_{i=0}^\infty \alpha_i\sinh(i\cdot x)+\beta_i\cosh(i\cdot x)$
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Operator norm of some type of discrete Fourier matrix
Let $N$ be a natural number and let $w$ be a complex number.
We define the $N\times N$ matrix $C_w=(a_{k,l})_{k,l=1}^N$ as follows,
$$
a_{k,l}=\begin{cases}1 & l=k+1\\
w &...
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Carleson's theorem: proof of a lemma
I am reading the paper of Michael Lacey called "Carleson's theorem: proof, complements, variations" 1, on Carleson's theorem in Fourier analysis. At the bottom of page 20 at the beginning of ...
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Why $\int_{S^{n-1}} |\hat{f}(w)|^2d\sigma(w) < \infty$?
Let $f\in L^p(\Bbb R^n)$ and $S^{n-1}$ be the Unit sphere.
Why
$\int_{S^{n-1}} |\hat{f}(w)|^2d\sigma(w)<\infty$ when $1<p<2$.
$\hat{f}$ is the Fourier transform fora function f.
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Fourier transform relation for spherical convolution
Let $f$ and $g$ be two functions defined over the 2d sphere $\mathbb{S}^2$.
The convolution between $f$ and $g$ is defined as a function $f * g$ over the space $SO(3)$ of 3d rotations as
$$(f*g)(R) = \...
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Clarification on the Interpretation of Fourier Coefficients in the Context of Fourier Projections
I am currently studying a paper (Section 3.4.3 of Lanthaler, Mishra, and Karniadakis - Error estimates for DeepONets: a deep learning framework in infinite dimensions) where the authors define an ...
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Construction of an analytic function whose Fourier transformation has compact support [closed]
Is there a non-constant real analytic function $f$ on $\mathbb{R^2}$ satisfying the following properties?
$f$ vanishes on $x$-axis and $y$-axis;
the Fourier transformation $\hat{f}$ of $f$ has a ...
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Finding specific coefficients of product of high-dimensional Fourier series faster than FFT
I need a fast algorithm to perform a specific Fourier-type computation in my physics research. Suppose I have the following two Fourier series in three dimensions
$$
a(t_1,t_2,t_3)=\sum_{j=-n}^{n}\...
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Convolution of $\mathscr{F}\{ \log \}(x) * \mu$ with compactly supported measure $\mu$
As I read in this post the Fourier transform of $\psi(\lambda) = \log{|\lambda|}$ must be interpreted in distributional sense and it is given by:
$$\mathscr{F}\{\psi\}(x)=-2\pi \gamma \delta(x)-\pi \...
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Is there a compactly supported differentiable function whose Fourier transform is not in L1?
In my MSE answer here, I discussed the example of compactly supported continuous function
$$g(x)=
\begin{cases}
\dfrac{\frac12 -x}{\log(x)},&0<x\leq1/2\\
0,&\text{otherwise}
\end{cases}$$
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Predicting the peak "amplitude" of a damped sine wave in the frequency spectrum with FFT
In one line: Given an exponentially decaying sine wave $x(t)$, how can we predict the amplitude of the resulting peak in frequency spectrum using discrete Fourier transform.
In nuclear magnetic ...
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Looking at a frequency reassignment rule as a Möbius transform
Suppose we have some Schwartz function $h$. Denote its Fourier transform $\widehat{h}$. Let $\xi_0$, $a$, $\Delta$ be positive and fixed.
I have a function $\Omega: \mathbb{R}\times \mathbb{R}^+ \to \...
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The Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) decomposes any signal into four orthogonal signal components [closed]
Let $F=(w^{kl})_{k,l=0}^{n-1}$ be the discrete Fourier matrix of size $n$ where $w=\exp\left(-\frac{2\pi i}{n}\right)$.
It is a well-known that $F_n^4 = I_n$ where $I_n$ represents the identity ...
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Singular Integrals and $L^1$
Let us consider in one dimension the Fourier multiplier $\vert D\vert$ and the derivative $iD$. Both are well-defined on the Schwartz space $\mathscr S(\mathbb R)$ with the derivative sending $\...
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Fourier multiplier on $L^1$
On the Wikipedia page,
one can read that an iff condition for L1 boundedness of the Fourier multiplier m(D) is that
$$
\hat m\quad\text{ is a Borel measure with finite total mass. }
$$
There is no ...
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Relationship between Fourier inversion theorem and convergence of "nested" Fourier series representations of $f(x)$
$\DeclareMathOperator\erf{erf}\DeclareMathOperator\sech{sech}\DeclareMathOperator\sgn{sgn}\DeclareMathOperator\sinc{sinc}$This is a cross-post of a question I posted on MSE a couple of weeks ago which ...
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Any references for generalised square functions?
In harmonic analysis, there is a big chunk of literature studying the square function $Sf=\|\{P_jf\}_{j=1}^\infty\|_{l^2}$, where $P_jf=(\psi_j\hat f)\check{}$ and $\{\psi_j\}$ is a partition of unity,...
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Why do we need the concept of Fourier measurability with growth function $\mathcal F$?
I'm studying the book Higher Order Fourier Analysis by Terence Tao (https://terrytao.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/higher-book.pdf). There, it defines that a function $f:[N]\to\mathbb{C}$ has Fourier ...
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Theoretical/Practical Implications of DFT Eigenvectors
Discrete Fourier transform (DFT) has only four distinct eigenvalues: $±1$ and $±i$. For large matrices , each eigenvalue $λ$ yields a multidimensional eigenspace, allowing linear combinations of ...
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Positivity of the Fourier transform: prove or disprove that $\operatorname{Re}(\overline{\widehat{u}}(\xi) \widehat{F\circ u}(\xi))\geq0$
Let $F:[0,\infty) \to[0,\infty)$ be increasing, $C^1$ and $L-$Lipschitz with $F(0)=0$. Let $u\in L^1 (\Bbb R^d)$, $u\geq0$ so that $F\circ u\in L^1 (\Bbb R^d)$
I would like to prove (or disprove) ...
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Poisson summation for solutions of the Burgers equation in the form 1/x
Long story short: I'm looking for a good way of showing that the Fourier transform of $1/x$ is a sign function.
Motivation and why this has been a problem:
I'm dealing with an equation similar to the ...
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Fourier Transform Of Fractional Laplacian [closed]
Fourier Transform Of Fractional Laplacian
I dont know why we have the last 2 inequality and why it occurs the characteristics ball B1
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Intersection of Fourier analysis (especially on the transform) and group theory, number theory, dynamical systems, etc
I am considering a PhD research topic. I only have a math Bachelor's degree with working experience mostly in teaching and I have been working on a paper. I have deep interest in Fourier Series and ...
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Recent progress restriction conjecture - Problem 2.7 (Terence Tao lecture notes)
I've been tackling the following problem for some time,
Problem 2.7. (a) Let $S:=\left\{(x, y) \in \mathbf{R}_{+} \times \mathbf{R}_{+}: x^2+y^2=1\right\}$ be a quarter-circle. Let $R \geq 1$, and ...
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$L^p$ norm of Fourier transform of function composed with a diffeomorphism
Suppose $f$ is a compactly supported smooth function from $\mathbb{R}^n$ to $\mathbb{C}$ and $A$ is a diffeomorphism on $\mathbb{R}^n$, do we have any theorems relating the $L^p$ norm of $\hat{f}$ and ...
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Fourier transforms of homogeneous functions [closed]
Compute Fourier transforms of homogeneous functions of the form,
$$
\frac{1}{|x|^{n+d}}P_d(x)
$$
where $P_d$ is a homogenous harmonic polynomial of degree $d$ in $n+1$ variables.
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Positive definitness of $f(|x|^\gamma)$, $0<\gamma<1$
Let $f(x)$ be a positive definite function on $x \in R^d$. Assume $f(x)$ is radial ,
so $f(x)$ is a function of $|x|$, let's say $g(|x|):=f(x)$. How can I show that
$g(|x|^\gamma)$ is positive ...
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When does the Fourier transform of a measure decay?
Let $\mu$ be a Borel measure on $\Bbb R^d$.
It is well known that $\mu= |f|dx$ with $f\in L^1(\Bbb R^d)$ then its Fourier transform satisfies
$$\widehat{\mu}(\xi)\to0,\qquad \xi\to\infty.$$
However if ...
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Inequality for Fourier transform of a power exponential function
Let
$$
f_{\alpha}(x)=\phi_1(\alpha) \mathrm{e}^{-\frac{|x|^\alpha}{\phi_2(\alpha) }},
x \in \mathbb{R}, 0<\alpha<2,
$$
where
$\phi_1(\alpha)=\frac{\alpha}{2}
\left\{{\{\Gamma(3/\alpha)\}^{1/...
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Is this formula for 2D Fourier integral of diffraction kernel correct?
Well I have a function parametrized by $z$
$$g_z(x,y) = \frac{z}{i \lambda r^2} e^{i k r}, \quad r = \sqrt{x^2+y^2+z^2},$$
where $\lambda > 0$ is real constant and $k = \frac{2\pi}{\lambda}$. This ...
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Building a smooth function from a rapidly decreasing sequence
Is it possible to build a 1-priodic smooth function from a rapidly decreasing sequence such that the sequence be the Fourier coefficients of the function?
More precisely:
Let $\lbrace c_k\rbrace _{k \...
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Recovering phase function using Fourier decomposition
I have a function $\phi(x): \mathbb{R} \to [0, 2 \pi)$, which describes phase of another function
$$f = e^{i \phi(x)}. $$
I am interested in the following problem. If I know the function/distribution $...
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Fourier series of an arbitrary function of a cosine function
Is there a general expression for the Fourier series of the function $f(a\cos(\omega t))$ in terms of the derivatives of $f$? Obviously, the function can be expressed as a Maclaurin series $f(0)+af'(0)...
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Uniqueness of Fourier–Stieltjes transform for finite complex valued measures
Let $\mu$ be a finite complex valued measure on $\mathbb{R}$ and let $\hat{\mu}$ be it's Fourier–Stieltjes transform
$$
\hat{\mu}(\omega)= \int_{\mathbb{R}} e^{it\omega} d \mu(t)
$$
Question: Does $\...
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When some Fourier coefficients are fixed, can we control the extremals of the function?
Let $n$ be a odd number. Does there exist any $2\pi$-periodic continuous function $f
:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ such that the following points simultaneously hold?
1- $-n\lneqq f_{\min}$ (where $f_{\...
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The essential norm where some Fourier coefficients are fixed
Let us denote $C_{2\pi}$ by the set of all $2\pi$-periodic continuous functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$.
Q. Let $\phi\in C_{2\pi}$. Is the following statement valid?
$$\|\phi\|_2=\inf_{g\in C_{2\...
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Proof of covariant convolution for a kernel function that is rotation symmetric in Fourier space
Problem Statement
Let $g:\mathbb R^{d}\to \mathbb R,d\in\{2,3\}$ be an integrable function (assumption I1). Suppose $\mathcal T$ is a rotation, and $f:\mathbb R^d\to\mathbb C$ (assumption C) is an ...
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