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96-501: Functions that are localized in the time domain have Fourier transforms that are spread out across the frequency domain and vice versa, a phenomenon known as the uncertainty principle . The critical case for this principle is the Gaussian function , of substantial importance in probability theory and statistics as well as in the study of physical phenomena exhibiting normal distribution (e.g., diffusion ). The Fourier transform of

192-408: A = − 1 {\displaystyle a=-1} leads to the time-reversal property : f ( − x )     ⟺ F     f ^ ( − ξ ) {\displaystyle f(-x)\ \ {\stackrel {\mathcal {F}}{\Longleftrightarrow }}\ \ {\widehat {f}}(-\xi )} When

288-1208: A i n f ^ = f ^ RE + i   f ^ IO ⏞ + i   f ^ IE + f ^ RO {\displaystyle {\begin{array}{rlcccccccc}{\mathsf {Time\ domain}}&f&=&f_{_{\text{RE}}}&+&f_{_{\text{RO}}}&+&i\ f_{_{\text{IE}}}&+&\underbrace {i\ f_{_{\text{IO}}}} \\&{\Bigg \Updownarrow }{\mathcal {F}}&&{\Bigg \Updownarrow }{\mathcal {F}}&&\ \ {\Bigg \Updownarrow }{\mathcal {F}}&&\ \ {\Bigg \Updownarrow }{\mathcal {F}}&&\ \ {\Bigg \Updownarrow }{\mathcal {F}}\\{\mathsf {Frequency\ domain}}&{\widehat {f}}&=&{\widehat {f}}_{_{\text{RE}}}&+&\overbrace {i\ {\widehat {f}}_{_{\text{IO}}}\,} &+&i\ {\widehat {f}}_{_{\text{IE}}}&+&{\widehat {f}}_{_{\text{RO}}}\end{array}}} From this, various relationships are apparent, for example : Critical point (mathematics) In mathematics ,

384-421: A x )     ⟺ F     1 | a | f ^ ( ξ a ) ;   a ≠ 0 {\displaystyle f(ax)\ \ {\stackrel {\mathcal {F}}{\Longleftrightarrow }}\ \ {\frac {1}{|a|}}{\widehat {f}}\left({\frac {\xi }{a}}\right);\quad \ a\neq 0} The case

480-835: A Fourier transform pair .  A common notation for designating transform pairs is : f ( x )   ⟷ F   f ^ ( ξ ) , {\displaystyle f(x)\ {\stackrel {\mathcal {F}}{\longleftrightarrow }}\ {\widehat {f}}(\xi ),}   for example   rect ⁡ ( x )   ⟷ F   sinc ⁡ ( ξ ) . {\displaystyle \operatorname {rect} (x)\ {\stackrel {\mathcal {F}}{\longleftrightarrow }}\ \operatorname {sinc} (\xi ).} Until now, we have been dealing with Schwartz functions, which decay rapidly at infinity, with all derivatives. This excludes many functions of practical importance from

576-524: A critical point being, in this case, a point where the rank of the Jacobian matrix is not maximal. It extends further to differentiable maps between differentiable manifolds , as the points where the rank of the Jacobian matrix decreases. In this case, critical points are also called bifurcation points . In particular, if C is a plane curve , defined by an implicit equation f ( x , y ) = 0 ,

672-425: A critical point is the argument of a function where the function derivative is zero (or undefined, as specified below). The value of the function at a critical point is a critical value . More specifically, when dealing with functions of a real variable , a critical point, also known as a stationary point , is a point in the domain of the function where the function derivative is equal to zero (or where

768-441: A Gaussian function is another Gaussian function. Joseph Fourier introduced sine and cosine transforms (which correspond to the imaginary and real components of the modern Fourier transform) in his study of heat transfer , where Gaussian functions appear as solutions of the heat equation . The Fourier transform can be formally defined as an improper Riemann integral , making it an integral transform, although this definition

864-731: A Schwartz function (defined by the formula Eq.1 ) is again a Schwartz function. The Fourier transform of a tempered distribution T ∈ S ′ ( R ) {\displaystyle T\in {\mathcal {S}}'(\mathbb {R} )} is defined by duality: ⟨ T ^ , ϕ ⟩ = ⟨ T , ϕ ^ ⟩ ; ∀ ϕ ∈ S ( R ) . {\displaystyle \langle {\widehat {T}},\phi \rangle =\langle T,{\widehat {\phi }}\rangle ;\quad \forall \phi \in {\mathcal {S}}(\mathbb {R} ).} Many other characterizations of

960-897: A connection between the Fourier series and the Fourier transform for periodic functions that have a convergent Fourier series . If f ( x ) {\displaystyle f(x)} is a periodic function , with period P {\displaystyle P} , that has a convergent Fourier series, then: f ^ ( ξ ) = ∑ n = − ∞ ∞ c n ⋅ δ ( ξ − n P ) , {\displaystyle {\widehat {f}}(\xi )=\sum _{n=-\infty }^{\infty }c_{n}\cdot \delta \left(\xi -{\tfrac {n}{P}}\right),} where c n {\displaystyle c_{n}} are

1056-413: A critical point for π x {\displaystyle \pi _{x}} is similar. If C is the graph of a function y = g ( x ) {\displaystyle y=g(x)} , then ( x , y ) is critical for π x {\displaystyle \pi _{x}} if and only if x is a critical point of g , and that the critical values are

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1152-400: A critical point, the graph has a horizontal tangent if one can be assigned at all. Notice how, for a differentiable function , critical point is the same as stationary point . Although it is easily visualized on the graph (which is a curve), the notion of critical point of a function must not be confused with the notion of critical point, in some direction, of a curve (see below for

1248-408: A critical point, where the distance is minimal. It follows that the number of connected components of V {\displaystyle V} is bounded above by the number of critical points. In the case of real algebraic varieties, this observation associated with Bézout's theorem allows us to bound the number of connected components by a function of the degrees of the polynomials that define

1344-483: A detailed definition). If g ( x , y ) is a differentiable function of two variables, then g ( x , y ) = 0 is the implicit equation of a curve. A critical point of such a curve, for the projection parallel to the y -axis (the map ( x , y ) → x ), is a point of the curve where ∂ g ∂ y ( x , y ) = 0. {\displaystyle {\tfrac {\partial g}{\partial y}}(x,y)=0.} This means that

1440-528: A difficult task. The usual numerical algorithms are much more efficient for finding local extrema, but cannot certify that all extrema have been found. In particular, in global optimization , these methods cannot certify that the output is really the global optimum. When the function to minimize is a multivariate polynomial , the critical points and the critical values are solutions of a system of polynomial equations , and modern algorithms for solving such systems provide competitive certified methods for finding

1536-608: A discrete set of harmonics at frequencies n P , n ∈ Z , {\displaystyle {\tfrac {n}{P}},n\in \mathbb {Z} ,} whose amplitude and phase are given by the analysis formula: c n = 1 P ∫ − P / 2 P / 2 f ( x ) e − i 2 π n P x d x . {\displaystyle c_{n}={\frac {1}{P}}\int _{-P/2}^{P/2}f(x)\,e^{-i2\pi {\frac {n}{P}}x}\,dx.} The actual Fourier series

1632-441: A finite number of terms within the interval of integration. When f ( x ) {\displaystyle f(x)} does not have compact support, numerical evaluation of f P ( x ) {\displaystyle f_{P}(x)} requires an approximation, such as tapering f ( x ) {\displaystyle f(x)} or truncating the number of terms. The following figures provide

1728-816: A function f ( t ) . {\displaystyle f(t).} To re-enforce an earlier point, the reason for the response at   ξ = − 3 {\displaystyle \xi =-3} Hz  is because   cos ⁡ ( 2 π 3 t ) {\displaystyle \cos(2\pi 3t)}   and   cos ⁡ ( 2 π ( − 3 ) t ) {\displaystyle \cos(2\pi (-3)t)}   are indistinguishable. The transform of   e i 2 π 3 t ⋅ e − π t 2 {\displaystyle e^{i2\pi 3t}\cdot e^{-\pi t^{2}}}   would have just one response, whose amplitude

1824-536: A function of 3-dimensional 'position space' to a function of 3-dimensional momentum (or a function of space and time to a function of 4-momentum ). This idea makes the spatial Fourier transform very natural in the study of waves, as well as in quantum mechanics , where it is important to be able to represent wave solutions as functions of either position or momentum and sometimes both. In general, functions to which Fourier methods are applicable are complex-valued, and possibly vector-valued . Still further generalization

1920-405: A function of a single real variable , f ( x ) , is a value x 0 in the domain of f where f is not differentiable or its derivative is 0 (i.e. f ′ ( x 0 ) = 0 {\displaystyle f'(x_{0})=0} ). A critical value is the image under f of a critical point. These concepts may be visualized through the graph of f : at

2016-494: A lower level of abstraction. For example, let V {\displaystyle V} be a sub-manifold of R n , {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{n},} and P be a point outside V . {\displaystyle V.} The square of the distance to P of a point of V {\displaystyle V} is a differential map such that each connected component of V {\displaystyle V} contains at least

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2112-978: A periodic function f P {\displaystyle f_{P}} which has Fourier series coefficients proportional to those samples by the Poisson summation formula : f P ( x ) ≜ ∑ n = − ∞ ∞ f ( x + n P ) = 1 P ∑ k = − ∞ ∞ f ^ ( k P ) e i 2 π k P x , ∀ k ∈ Z {\displaystyle f_{P}(x)\triangleq \sum _{n=-\infty }^{\infty }f(x+nP)={\frac {1}{P}}\sum _{k=-\infty }^{\infty }{\widehat {f}}\left({\tfrac {k}{P}}\right)e^{i2\pi {\frac {k}{P}}x},\quad \forall k\in \mathbb {Z} } The integrability of f {\displaystyle f} ensures

2208-778: A real-valued f ( x ) , {\displaystyle f(x),} Eq.1 has the symmetry property f ^ ( − ξ ) = f ^ ∗ ( ξ ) {\displaystyle {\widehat {f}}(-\xi )={\widehat {f}}^{*}(\xi )} (see § Conjugation below). This redundancy enables Eq.2 to distinguish f ( x ) = cos ⁡ ( 2 π ξ 0 x ) {\displaystyle f(x)=\cos(2\pi \xi _{0}x)} from e i 2 π ξ 0 x . {\displaystyle e^{i2\pi \xi _{0}x}.}   But of course it cannot tell us

2304-464: A set of measure zero. The set of all equivalence classes of integrable functions is denoted L 1 ( R ) {\displaystyle L^{1}(\mathbb {R} )} . Then: Definition  —  The Fourier transform of a Lebesgue integrable function f ∈ L 1 ( R ) {\displaystyle f\in L^{1}(\mathbb {R} )}

2400-403: A side of x 0 and zero on the other side. It follows from these definitions that a differentiable function f ( x ) has a critical point x 0 with critical value y 0 , if and only if ( x 0 , y 0 ) is a critical point of its graph for the projection parallel to the x -axis, with the same critical value y 0 . If f is not differentiable at x 0 due to

2496-412: A visual illustration of how the Fourier transform's integral measures whether a frequency is present in a particular function. The first image depicts the function f ( t ) = cos ⁡ ( 2 π   3 t )   e − π t 2 , {\displaystyle f(t)=\cos(2\pi \ 3t)\ e^{-\pi t^{2}},} which

2592-496: Is e i 2 π ξ 0 x   ( ξ 0 > 0 ) . {\displaystyle e^{i2\pi \xi _{0}x}\ (\xi _{0}>0).} )  But negative frequency is necessary to characterize all other complex-valued f ( x ) , {\displaystyle f(x),} found in signal processing , partial differential equations , radar , nonlinear optics , quantum mechanics , and others. For

2688-467: Is nonsingular is said to be nondegenerate , and the signs of the eigenvalues of the Hessian determine the local behavior of the function. In the case of a function of a single variable, the Hessian is simply the second derivative , viewed as a 1×1-matrix, which is nonsingular if and only if it is not zero. In this case, a non-degenerate critical point is a local maximum or a local minimum, depending on

2784-443: Is a Hilbert manifold (not necessarily finite dimensional) and f is a real-valued function then we say that p is a critical point of f if f is not a submersion at p . Critical points are fundamental for studying the topology of manifolds and real algebraic varieties . In particular, they are the basic tool for Morse theory and catastrophe theory . The link between critical points and topology already appears at

2880-464: Is a unitary operator with respect to the Hilbert inner product on L 2 ( R ) {\displaystyle L^{2}(\mathbb {R} )} , restricted to the dense subspace of integrable functions. Therefore, it admits a unique continuous extension to a unitary operator on L 2 ( R ) {\displaystyle L^{2}(\mathbb {R} )} , also called

2976-416: Is a 3  Hz cosine wave (the first term) shaped by a Gaussian envelope function (the second term) that smoothly turns the wave on and off. The next 2 images show the product f ( t ) e − i 2 π 3 t , {\displaystyle f(t)e^{-i2\pi 3t},} which must be integrated to calculate the Fourier transform at +3 Hz. The real part of

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3072-431: Is a maximum in some directions and a minimum in others. By Fermat's theorem , all local maxima and minima of a continuous function occur at critical points. Therefore, to find the local maxima and minima of a differentiable function, it suffices, theoretically, to compute the zeros of the gradient and the eigenvalues of the Hessian matrix at these zeros. This requires the solution of a system of equations , which can be

3168-439: Is a representation of f ( x ) {\displaystyle f(x)} as a weighted summation of complex exponential functions. This is also known as the Fourier inversion theorem , and was first introduced in Fourier's Analytical Theory of Heat . The functions f {\displaystyle f} and f ^ {\displaystyle {\widehat {f}}} are referred to as

3264-604: Is bounded and uniformly continuous in the frequency domain, and moreover, by the Riemann–Lebesgue lemma , it is zero at infinity.) However, the class of Lebesgue integrable functions is not ideal from the point of view of the Fourier transform because there is no easy characterization of the image, and thus no easy characterization of the inverse transform. While Eq.1 defines the Fourier transform for (complex-valued) functions in L 1 ( R ) {\displaystyle L^{1}(\mathbb {R} )} , it

3360-567: Is critical for ψ ∘ f ∘ φ − 1 . {\displaystyle \psi \circ f\circ \varphi ^{-1}.} This definition does not depend on the choice of the charts because the transitions maps being diffeomorphisms, their Jacobian matrices are invertible and multiplying by them does not modify the rank of the Jacobian matrix of ψ ∘ f ∘ φ − 1 . {\displaystyle \psi \circ f\circ \varphi ^{-1}.} If M

3456-485: Is defined by a bivariate polynomial f , then the discriminant is a useful tool to compute the critical points. Here we consider only the projection π y {\displaystyle \pi _{y}} ; Similar results apply to π x {\displaystyle \pi _{x}} by exchanging x and y . Let Disc y ⁡ ( f ) {\displaystyle \operatorname {Disc} _{y}(f)} be

3552-616: Is defined by the formula Eq.1 . The integral Eq.1 is well-defined for all ξ ∈ R , {\displaystyle \xi \in \mathbb {R} ,} because of the assumption ‖ f ‖ 1 < ∞ {\displaystyle \|f\|_{1}<\infty } . (It can be shown that the function f ^ ∈ L ∞ ∩ C ( R ) {\displaystyle {\widehat {f}}\in L^{\infty }\cap C(\mathbb {R} )}

3648-480: Is denoted by S ( R ) {\displaystyle {\mathcal {S}}(\mathbb {R} )} , and its dual S ′ ( R ) {\displaystyle {\mathcal {S}}'(\mathbb {R} )} is the space of tempered distributions. It is easy to see, by differentiating under the integral and applying the Riemann-Lebesgue lemma, that the Fourier transform of

3744-405: Is easy to see that it is not well-defined for other integrability classes, most importantly L 2 ( R ) {\displaystyle L^{2}(\mathbb {R} )} . For functions in L 1 ∩ L 2 ( R ) {\displaystyle L^{1}\cap L^{2}(\mathbb {R} )} , and with the conventions of Eq.1 , the Fourier transform

3840-470: Is either a critical value of π y {\displaystyle \pi _{y}} such the corresponding critical point is a point which is not singular nor an inflection point, or the x -coordinate of an asymptote which is parallel to the y -axis and is tangent "at infinity" to an inflection point (inflexion asymptote). A multiple root of the discriminant correspond either to several critical points or inflection asymptotes sharing

3936-458: Is not maximal. The image of a critical point under f is a called a critical value. A point in the complement of the set of critical values is called a regular value . Sard's theorem states that the set of critical values of a smooth map has measure zero . Some authors give a slightly different definition: a critical point of f is a point of ⁠ R m {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{m}} ⁠ where

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4032-466: Is not suitable for many applications requiring a more sophisticated integration theory. For example, many relatively simple applications use the Dirac delta function , which can be treated formally as if it were a function, but the justification requires a mathematically more sophisticated viewpoint. The Fourier transform can also be generalized to functions of several variables on Euclidean space , sending

4128-766: Is noteworthy how easily the product was simplified using the polar form, and how easily the rectangular form was deduced by an application of Euler's formula. Euler's formula introduces the possibility of negative ξ . {\displaystyle \xi .}   And Eq.1 is defined ∀ ξ ∈ R . {\displaystyle \forall \xi \in \mathbb {R} .} Only certain complex-valued f ( x ) {\displaystyle f(x)} have transforms f ^ = 0 ,   ∀   ξ < 0 {\displaystyle {\widehat {f}}=0,\ \forall \ \xi <0} (See Analytic signal . A simple example

4224-401: Is possible to functions on groups , which, besides the original Fourier transform on R or R , notably includes the discrete-time Fourier transform (DTFT, group = Z ), the discrete Fourier transform (DFT, group = Z mod N ) and the Fourier series or circular Fourier transform (group = S , the unit circle ≈ closed finite interval with endpoints identified). The latter

4320-1118: Is relabeled f 1 ^ : {\displaystyle {\widehat {f_{1}}}:} f 3 ^ ( ω ) ≜ ∫ − ∞ ∞ f ( x ) ⋅ e − i ω x d x = f 1 ^ ( ω 2 π ) , f ( x ) = 1 2 π ∫ − ∞ ∞ f 3 ^ ( ω ) ⋅ e i ω x d ω . {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}{\widehat {f_{3}}}(\omega )&\triangleq \int _{-\infty }^{\infty }f(x)\cdot e^{-i\omega x}\,dx={\widehat {f_{1}}}\left({\tfrac {\omega }{2\pi }}\right),\\f(x)&={\frac {1}{2\pi }}\int _{-\infty }^{\infty }{\widehat {f_{3}}}(\omega )\cdot e^{i\omega x}\,d\omega .\end{aligned}}} Unlike

4416-583: Is routinely employed to handle periodic functions . The fast Fourier transform (FFT) is an algorithm for computing the DFT. The Fourier transform is an analysis process, decomposing a complex-valued function f ( x ) {\displaystyle \textstyle f(x)} into its constituent frequencies and their amplitudes. The inverse process is synthesis , which recreates f ( x ) {\displaystyle \textstyle f(x)} from its transform. We can start with an analogy,

4512-414: Is that the effect of multiplying f ( x ) {\displaystyle f(x)} by e − i 2 π ξ x {\displaystyle e^{-i2\pi \xi x}} is to subtract ξ {\displaystyle \xi } from every frequency component of function f ( x ) . {\displaystyle f(x).} Only

4608-554: Is the synthesis formula: f ( x ) = ∑ n = − ∞ ∞ c n e i 2 π n P x , x ∈ [ − P / 2 , P / 2 ] . {\displaystyle f(x)=\sum _{n=-\infty }^{\infty }c_{n}\,e^{i2\pi {\tfrac {n}{P}}x},\quad \textstyle x\in [-P/2,P/2].} On an unbounded interval, P → ∞ , {\displaystyle P\to \infty ,}

4704-810: Is the integral of the smooth envelope: e − π t 2 , {\displaystyle e^{-\pi t^{2}},}   whereas   Re ⁡ ( f ( t ) ⋅ e − i 2 π 3 t ) {\displaystyle \operatorname {Re} (f(t)\cdot e^{-i2\pi 3t})} is   e − π t 2 ( 1 + cos ⁡ ( 2 π 6 t ) ) / 2. {\displaystyle e^{-\pi t^{2}}(1+\cos(2\pi 6t))/2.} Let f ( x ) {\displaystyle f(x)} and h ( x ) {\displaystyle h(x)} represent integrable functions Lebesgue-measurable on

4800-502: Is the specialization to a simple case of the general notion of critical point given below . Thus, we consider a curve C defined by an implicit equation f ( x , y ) = 0 {\displaystyle f(x,y)=0} , where f is a differentiable function of two variables, commonly a bivariate polynomial . The points of the curve are the points of the Euclidean plane whose Cartesian coordinates satisfy

4896-1627: The Eq.1 definition, the Fourier transform is no longer a unitary transformation , and there is less symmetry between the formulas for the transform and its inverse. Those properties are restored by splitting the 2 π {\displaystyle 2\pi } factor evenly between the transform and its inverse, which leads to another convention: f 2 ^ ( ω ) ≜ 1 2 π ∫ − ∞ ∞ f ( x ) ⋅ e − i ω x d x = 1 2 π     f 1 ^ ( ω 2 π ) , f ( x ) = 1 2 π ∫ − ∞ ∞ f 2 ^ ( ω ) ⋅ e i ω x d ω . {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}{\widehat {f_{2}}}(\omega )&\triangleq {\frac {1}{\sqrt {2\pi }}}\int _{-\infty }^{\infty }f(x)\cdot e^{-i\omega x}\,dx={\frac {1}{\sqrt {2\pi }}}\ \ {\widehat {f_{1}}}\left({\tfrac {\omega }{2\pi }}\right),\\f(x)&={\frac {1}{\sqrt {2\pi }}}\int _{-\infty }^{\infty }{\widehat {f_{2}}}(\omega )\cdot e^{i\omega x}\,d\omega .\end{aligned}}} Variations of all three conventions can be created by conjugating

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4992-412: The Fourier series , which analyzes f ( x ) {\displaystyle \textstyle f(x)} on a bounded interval x ∈ [ − P / 2 , P / 2 ] , {\displaystyle \textstyle x\in [-P/2,P/2],} for some positive real number P . {\displaystyle P.} The constituent frequencies are

5088-482: The Riemann–Lebesgue lemma , the transformed function f ^ {\displaystyle {\widehat {f}}} also decays with all derivatives. The complex number f ^ ( ξ ) {\displaystyle {\widehat {f}}(\xi )} , in polar coordinates, conveys both amplitude and phase of frequency ξ . {\displaystyle \xi .} The intuitive interpretation of Eq.1

5184-424: The discriminant of f viewed as a polynomial in y with coefficients that are polynomials in x . This discriminant is thus a polynomial in x which has the critical values of π y {\displaystyle \pi _{y}} among its roots. More precisely, a simple root of Disc y ⁡ ( f ) {\displaystyle \operatorname {Disc} _{y}(f)}

5280-657: The frequency-domain function. The integral can diverge at some frequencies. (see § Fourier transform for periodic functions ) But it converges for all frequencies when f ( x ) {\displaystyle f(x)} decays with all derivatives as x → ± ∞ {\displaystyle x\to \pm \infty } : lim x → ∞ f ( n ) ( x ) = 0 , n = 0 , 1 , 2 , … {\displaystyle \lim _{x\to \infty }f^{(n)}(x)=0,n=0,1,2,\dots } . (See Schwartz function ). By

5376-400: The index of the critical point. A non-degenerate critical point is a local maximum if and only if the index is n , or, equivalently, if the Hessian matrix is negative definite ; it is a local minimum if the index is zero, or, equivalently, if the Hessian matrix is positive definite . For the other values of the index, a non-degenerate critical point is a saddle point , that is a point which

5472-413: The unit disk in the complex plane, then there is at least one critical point within unit distance of any given root. Critical points play an important role in the study of plane curves defined by implicit equations , in particular for sketching them and determining their topology . The notion of critical point that is used in this section, may seem different from that of previous section. In fact it

5568-591: The Fourier series coefficients of f {\displaystyle f} , and δ {\displaystyle \delta } is the Dirac delta function . In other words, the Fourier transform is a Dirac comb function whose teeth are multiplied by the Fourier series coefficients. The Fourier transform of an integrable function f {\displaystyle f} can be sampled at regular intervals of arbitrary length 1 P . {\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{P}}.} These samples can be deduced from one cycle of

5664-547: The Fourier transform exist. For example, one uses the Stone–von Neumann theorem : the Fourier transform is the unique unitary intertwiner for the symplectic and Euclidean Schrödinger representations of the Heisenberg group . In 1822, Fourier claimed (see Joseph Fourier § The Analytic Theory of Heat ) that any function, whether continuous or discontinuous, can be expanded into a series of sines. That important work

5760-425: The Fourier transform is no longer given by Eq.1 (interpreted as a Lebesgue integral). For example, the function f ( x ) = ( 1 + x 2 ) − 1 / 2 {\displaystyle f(x)=(1+x^{2})^{-1/2}} is in L 2 {\displaystyle L^{2}} but not L 1 {\displaystyle L^{1}} , so

5856-569: The Fourier transform to square integrable functions using this procedure. The conventions chosen in this article are those of harmonic analysis , and are characterized as the unique conventions such that the Fourier transform is both unitary on L and an algebra homomorphism from L to L , without renormalizing the Lebesgue measure. When the independent variable ( x {\displaystyle x} ) represents time (often denoted by t {\displaystyle t} ),

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5952-526: The Fourier transform. This extension is important in part because the Fourier transform preserves the space L 2 ( R ) {\displaystyle L^{2}(\mathbb {R} )} so that, unlike the case of L 1 {\displaystyle L^{1}} , the Fourier transform and inverse transform are on the same footing, being transformations of the same space of functions to itself. Importantly, for functions in L 2 {\displaystyle L^{2}} ,

6048-445: The actual sign of ξ 0 , {\displaystyle \xi _{0},} because cos ⁡ ( 2 π ξ 0 x ) {\displaystyle \cos(2\pi \xi _{0}x)} and cos ⁡ ( 2 π ( − ξ 0 ) x ) {\displaystyle \cos(2\pi (-\xi _{0})x)} are indistinguishable on just

6144-428: The complex-exponential kernel of both the forward and the reverse transform. The signs must be opposites. For 1 < p < 2 {\displaystyle 1<p<2} , the Fourier transform can be defined on L p ( R ) {\displaystyle L^{p}(\mathbb {R} )} by Marcinkiewicz interpolation . The Fourier transform can be defined on domains other than

6240-775: The component that was at frequency ξ {\displaystyle \xi } can produce a non-zero value of the infinite integral, because (at least formally) all the other shifted components are oscillatory and integrate to zero. (see § Example ) The corresponding synthesis formula is: f ( x ) = ∫ − ∞ ∞ f ^ ( ξ )   e i 2 π ξ x d ξ , ∀   x ∈ R . {\displaystyle f(x)=\int _{-\infty }^{\infty }{\widehat {f}}(\xi )\ e^{i2\pi \xi x}\,d\xi ,\quad \forall \ x\in \mathbb {R} .}     Eq.2

6336-769: The constituent frequencies are a continuum : n P → ξ ∈ R , {\displaystyle {\tfrac {n}{P}}\to \xi \in \mathbb {R} ,} and c n {\displaystyle c_{n}} is replaced by a function : f ^ ( ξ ) = ∫ − ∞ ∞ f ( x )   e − i 2 π ξ x d x . {\displaystyle {\widehat {f}}(\xi )=\int _{-\infty }^{\infty }f(x)\ e^{-i2\pi \xi x}\,dx.}     Evaluating Eq.1 for all values of ξ {\displaystyle \xi } produces

6432-423: The critical point and of the tangent are the same point of the x -axis, called the critical value . Thus a point of C is critical for π y {\displaystyle \pi _{y}} if its coordinates are a solution of the system of equations : This implies that this definition is a special case of the general definition of a critical point, which is given below . The definition of

6528-468: The critical points of the projection onto the x -axis, parallel to the y -axis are the points where the tangent to C are parallel to the y -axis, that is the points where ∂ f ∂ y ( x , y ) = 0 {\textstyle {\frac {\partial f}{\partial y}}(x,y)=0} . In other words, the critical points are those where the implicit function theorem does not apply. A critical point of

6624-437: The curve onto the coordinate axes . They are called the projection parallel to the y-axis and the projection parallel to the x-axis , respectively. A point of C is critical for π y {\displaystyle \pi _{y}} , if the tangent to C exists and is parallel to the y -axis. In that case, the images by π y {\displaystyle \pi _{y}} of

6720-641: The definition, such as the rect function . A measurable function f : R → C {\displaystyle f:\mathbb {R} \to \mathbb {C} } is called (Lebesgue) integrable if the Lebesgue integral of its absolute value is finite: ‖ f ‖ 1 = ∫ R | f ( x ) | d x < ∞ . {\displaystyle \|f\|_{1}=\int _{\mathbb {R} }|f(x)|\,dx<\infty .} Two measurable functions are equivalent if they are equal except on

6816-452: The derivative being undefined. By the Gauss–Lucas theorem , all of a polynomial function's critical points in the complex plane are within the convex hull of the roots of the function. Thus for a polynomial function with only real roots, all critical points are real and are between the greatest and smallest roots. Sendov's conjecture asserts that, if all of a function's roots lie in

6912-489: The equation. There are two standard projections π y {\displaystyle \pi _{y}} and π x {\displaystyle \pi _{x}} , defined by π y ( ( x , y ) ) = x {\displaystyle \pi _{y}((x,y))=x} and π x ( ( x , y ) ) = y , {\displaystyle \pi _{x}((x,y))=y,} that map

7008-1613: The following basic properties: a   f ( x ) + b   h ( x )     ⟺ F     a   f ^ ( ξ ) + b   h ^ ( ξ ) ;   a , b ∈ C {\displaystyle a\ f(x)+b\ h(x)\ \ {\stackrel {\mathcal {F}}{\Longleftrightarrow }}\ \ a\ {\widehat {f}}(\xi )+b\ {\widehat {h}}(\xi );\quad \ a,b\in \mathbb {C} } f ( x − x 0 )     ⟺ F     e − i 2 π x 0 ξ   f ^ ( ξ ) ;   x 0 ∈ R {\displaystyle f(x-x_{0})\ \ {\stackrel {\mathcal {F}}{\Longleftrightarrow }}\ \ e^{-i2\pi x_{0}\xi }\ {\widehat {f}}(\xi );\quad \ x_{0}\in \mathbb {R} } e i 2 π ξ 0 x f ( x )     ⟺ F     f ^ ( ξ − ξ 0 ) ;   ξ 0 ∈ R {\displaystyle e^{i2\pi \xi _{0}x}f(x)\ \ {\stackrel {\mathcal {F}}{\Longleftrightarrow }}\ \ {\widehat {f}}(\xi -\xi _{0});\quad \ \xi _{0}\in \mathbb {R} } f (

7104-646: The function is not differentiable ). Similarly, when dealing with complex variables , a critical point is a point in the function's domain where its derivative is equal to zero (or the function is not holomorphic ). Likewise, for a function of several real variables , a critical point is a value in its domain where the gradient norm is equal to zero (or undefined). This sort of definition extends to differentiable maps between ⁠ R m {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{m}} ⁠ and ⁠ R n , {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{n},} ⁠

7200-412: The global minimum. Given a differentiable map ⁠ f : R m → R n , {\displaystyle f:\mathbb {R} ^{m}\to \mathbb {R} ^{n},} ⁠ the critical points of f are the points of ⁠ R m , {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{m},} ⁠ where the rank of the Jacobian matrix of f

7296-507: The integral Eq.1 diverges. In such cases, the Fourier transform can be obtained explicitly by regularizing the integral, and then passing to a limit. In practice, the integral is often regarded as an improper integral instead of a proper Lebesgue integral, but sometimes for convergence one needs to use weak limit or principal value instead of the (pointwise) limits implicit in an improper integral. Titchmarsh (1986) and Dym & McKean (1985) each gives three rigorous ways of extending

7392-405: The integral vary rapidly between positive and negative values. For instance, the red curve is looking for 5 Hz. The absolute value of its integral is nearly zero, indicating that almost no 5 Hz component was in the signal. The general situation is usually more complicated than this, but heuristically this is how the Fourier transform measures how much of an individual frequency is present in

7488-602: The integrand has a non-negative average value, because the alternating signs of f ( t ) {\displaystyle f(t)} and Re ⁡ ( e − i 2 π 3 t ) {\displaystyle \operatorname {Re} (e^{-i2\pi 3t})} oscillate at the same rate and in phase, whereas f ( t ) {\displaystyle f(t)} and Im ⁡ ( e − i 2 π 3 t ) {\displaystyle \operatorname {Im} (e^{-i2\pi 3t})} oscillate at

7584-464: The neighborhood of a point p of V and of f ( p ) , charts are diffeomorphisms φ : V → R m {\displaystyle \varphi :V\to \mathbb {R} ^{m}} and ψ : W → R n . {\displaystyle \psi :W\to \mathbb {R} ^{n}.} The point p is critical for f if φ ( p ) {\displaystyle \varphi (p)}

7680-798: The periodic summation converges. Therefore, the samples f ^ ( k P ) {\displaystyle {\widehat {f}}\left({\tfrac {k}{P}}\right)} can be determined by Fourier series analysis: f ^ ( k P ) = ∫ P f P ( x ) ⋅ e − i 2 π k P x d x . {\displaystyle {\widehat {f}}\left({\tfrac {k}{P}}\right)=\int _{P}f_{P}(x)\cdot e^{-i2\pi {\frac {k}{P}}x}\,dx.} When f ( x ) {\displaystyle f(x)} has compact support , f P ( x ) {\displaystyle f_{P}(x)} has

7776-475: The projection parallel to the x -axis, and (1, 0) and (-1, 0) for the direction parallel to the y -axis. If one considers the upper half circle as the graph of the function f ( x ) = 1 − x 2 {\displaystyle f(x)={\sqrt {1-x^{2}}}} , then x = 0 is a critical point with critical value 1 due to the derivative being equal to 0, and x = ±1 are critical points with critical value 0 due to

7872-412: The rank of the Jacobian matrix of f is less than n . With this convention, all points are critical when m < n . These definitions extend to differential maps between differentiable manifolds in the following way. Let f : V → W {\displaystyle f:V\to W} be a differential map between two manifolds V and W of respective dimensions m and n . In

7968-994: The real and imaginary parts of a complex function are decomposed into their even and odd parts , there are four components, denoted below by the subscripts RE, RO, IE, and IO. And there is a one-to-one mapping between the four components of a complex time function and the four components of its complex frequency transform: T i m e   d o m a i n f = f RE + f RO + i   f IE + i   f IO ⏟ ⇕ F ⇕ F     ⇕ F     ⇕ F     ⇕ F F r e q u e n c y   d o m

8064-571: The real line satisfying: ∫ − ∞ ∞ | f ( x ) | d x < ∞ . {\displaystyle \int _{-\infty }^{\infty }|f(x)|\,dx<\infty .} We denote the Fourier transforms of these functions as f ^ ( ξ ) {\displaystyle {\hat {f}}(\xi )} and h ^ ( ξ ) {\displaystyle {\hat {h}}(\xi )} respectively. The Fourier transform has

8160-431: The real line. The Fourier transform on Euclidean space and the Fourier transform on locally abelian groups are discussed later in the article. The Fourier transform can also be defined for tempered distributions , dual to the space of rapidly decreasing functions ( Schwartz functions ). A Schwartz function is a smooth function that decays at infinity, along with all of its derivatives. The space of Schwartz functions

8256-414: The real numbers line. The Fourier transform of a periodic function cannot be defined using the integral formula directly. In order for integral in Eq.1 to be defined the function must be absolutely integrable . Instead it is common to use Fourier series . It is possible to extend the definition to include periodic functions by viewing them as tempered distributions . This makes it possible to see

8352-439: The same critical value, or to a critical point which is also an inflection point, or to a singular point. For a function of several real variables , a point P (that is a set of values for the input variables, which is viewed as a point in ⁠ R n {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{n}} ⁠ ) is critical if it is a point where the gradient is zero or undefined. The critical values are

8448-422: The same rate but with orthogonal phase. The absolute value of the Fourier transform at +3 Hz is 0.5, which is relatively large. When added to the Fourier transform at -3 Hz (which is identical because we started with a real signal), we find that the amplitude of the 3 Hz frequency component is 1. However, when you try to measure a frequency that is not present, both the real and imaginary component of

8544-443: The same. Some authors define the critical points of C as the points that are critical for either π x {\displaystyle \pi _{x}} or π y {\displaystyle \pi _{y}} , although they depend not only on C , but also on the choice of the coordinate axes. It depends also on the authors if the singular points are considered as critical points. In fact

8640-405: The sign of the second derivative, which is positive for a local minimum and negative for a local maximum. If the second derivative is null, the critical point is generally an inflection point , but may also be an undulation point , which may be a local minimum or a local maximum. For a function of n variables, the number of negative eigenvalues of the Hessian matrix at a critical point is called

8736-401: The singular points are the points that satisfy and are thus solutions of either system of equations characterizing the critical points. With this more general definition, the critical points for π y {\displaystyle \pi _{y}} are exactly the points where the implicit function theorem does not apply. When the curve C is algebraic, that is when it

8832-430: The tangent becoming parallel to the y -axis, then x 0 is again a critical point of f , but now ( x 0 , y 0 ) is a critical point of its graph for the projection parallel to the y -axis. For example, the critical points of the unit circle of equation x 2 + y 2 − 1 = 0 {\displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}-1=0} are (0, 1) and (0, -1) for

8928-410: The tangent of the curve is parallel to the y -axis, and that, at this point, g does not define an implicit function from x to y (see implicit function theorem ). If ( x 0 , y 0 ) is such a critical point, then x 0 is the corresponding critical value . Such a critical point is also called a bifurcation point , as, generally, when x varies, there are two branches of the curve on

9024-758: The transform variable ( ξ {\displaystyle \xi } ) represents frequency (often denoted by f {\displaystyle f} ). For example, if time is measured in seconds , then frequency is in hertz . The Fourier transform can also be written in terms of angular frequency , ω = 2 π ξ , {\displaystyle \omega =2\pi \xi ,} whose units are radians per second. The substitution ξ = ω 2 π {\displaystyle \xi ={\tfrac {\omega }{2\pi }}} into Eq.1 produces this convention, where function f ^ {\displaystyle {\widehat {f}}}

9120-464: The values of the function at the critical points. A critical point (where the function is differentiable) may be either a local maximum , a local minimum or a saddle point . If the function is at least twice continuously differentiable the different cases may be distinguished by considering the eigenvalues of the Hessian matrix of second derivatives. A critical point at which the Hessian matrix

9216-2079: Was corrected and expanded upon by others to provide the foundation for the various forms of the Fourier transform used since. In general, the coefficients f ^ ( ξ ) {\displaystyle {\widehat {f}}(\xi )} are complex numbers, which have two equivalent forms (see Euler's formula ): f ^ ( ξ ) = A e i θ ⏟ polar coordinate form = A cos ⁡ ( θ ) + i A sin ⁡ ( θ ) ⏟ rectangular coordinate form . {\displaystyle {\widehat {f}}(\xi )=\underbrace {Ae^{i\theta }} _{\text{polar coordinate form}}=\underbrace {A\cos(\theta )+iA\sin(\theta )} _{\text{rectangular coordinate form}}.} The product with e i 2 π ξ x {\displaystyle e^{i2\pi \xi x}} ( Eq.2 ) has these forms: f ^ ( ξ ) ⋅ e i 2 π ξ x = A e i θ ⋅ e i 2 π ξ x = A e i ( 2 π ξ x + θ ) ⏟ polar coordinate form = A cos ⁡ ( 2 π ξ x + θ ) + i A sin ⁡ ( 2 π ξ x + θ ) ⏟ rectangular coordinate form . {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}{\widehat {f}}(\xi )\cdot e^{i2\pi \xi x}&=Ae^{i\theta }\cdot e^{i2\pi \xi x}\\&=\underbrace {Ae^{i(2\pi \xi x+\theta )}} _{\text{polar coordinate form}}\\&=\underbrace {A\cos(2\pi \xi x+\theta )+iA\sin(2\pi \xi x+\theta )} _{\text{rectangular coordinate form}}.\end{aligned}}} It

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