Subsection IV.2.4

The Fourier Transform of Generalized Functions

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Problem 600

Let ff be a homogeneous generalized function of degree (λ,ε)(\lambda ,\varepsilon ). Prove that f~\tilde f is also homogeneous, and find its degree.

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Problem 601

Let ff be a regular generalized function on the circle T\mathrm{T}, and FF the generalized periodic function on the line connected with ff by the relation ⟨F,φ⟩=∫Rf(e2πit)φ(t) dt\langle F,\varphi \rangle =\int_{\mathbb {R}} f(e^{2\pi it})\varphi (t)\, dt. How are the Fourier transforms of FF and ff connected?

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Problem 602

A continuous function ff on Rn\mathbb {R}^{n} is said to be quasi-periodic with period RR if its integral over any ball of radius RR does not depend on the location of the center of the ball.

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(a)

Prove that quasi-periodicity is equivalent to ordinary periodicity for n=1n=1.

(b)

Construct a nonconstant quasi-periodic function on the plane.

(c)

Can a nonconstant quasi-periodic function have two different periods R1R_1 and R2R_2?

Problem 603

Find the Fourier transform of the generalized function f(x)=e−π⟨Ax,x⟩f(x)=e^{-\pi \left\langle Ax, x \right\rangle } on Rn\mathbb {R}^{n}, where AA is a symmetric matrix with positive-definite real part.

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Problem 604

Find the Fourier transform of the generalized function f(x)=eiπ⟨Ax,x⟩f(x)=e^{i\pi \left\langle Ax, x \right\rangle } on Rn\mathbb {R}^{n}, where AA is a real symmetric nonsingular matrix.

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Problem 605

Prove that the image of E′(R)\mathcal{E}'(\mathbb {R}) under the Fourier transformation is the collection of entire functions g(λ)g(\lambda ), λ∈C\lambda \in \mathbb {C}, satisfying an estimate

∣g(λ)∣<C∣1+∣λ∣∣NeR⋅∣Im(λ)∣, \left|g(\lambda )\right|<C\left|1+\left|\lambda \right|\right|^N e^{R\cdot \left|\mathrm{Im}\left(\lambda \right)\right|},

where C,N,RC,N,R are constants (depending on gg). On what properties of the function being transformed do the constants RR and NN depend?

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Problem 606

Prove that the equation Δf=f\Delta f=f does not have nonzero solutions in S′(Rn)S'(\mathbb {R}^{n}). Here Δ=∑k=1n(∂2/∂xk2)\Delta =\sum_{k=1}^n(\partial^2/\partial x_k^2) is the Laplace operator.)

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Problem 607

Let u(t,x)u(t,x) be the solution of the heat conduction equation ∂u/∂t=∂2u/∂x2\partial u/\partial t=\partial^2u/\partial x^2 with initial data u(0,x)=v(x)u(0,x)=v(x), v∈L1(R,dx)v\in L^{1}\left({\mathbb {R},dx}\right). Show that u(t,x)u(t,x) has the form v∗ft(x)v*f_t(x), and find the function ftf_t.

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Problem 608

Let T(a)T(a) be the operator of translation by the vector a∈Rna\in \mathbb {R}^{n}, and M(a)M(a) the operator of multiplication by 2πiax2\pi iax in S′(Rn)S'(\mathbb {R}^{n}). Derive the commutation relations

FT(a)F−1=M(a),FM(a)F−1=T(−a), \mathcal{F}T(a)\mathcal{F}^{-1}=M(a),\qquad \mathcal{F}M(a)\mathcal{F}^{-1}=T(-a),

where F\mathcal{F} is the Fourier transformation.

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Problem 609

The generalized function f∈S′(R3)f\in S'(\mathbb {R}^{3}) is regular and depends only on the radius r=∥x∥r=\left\| x\right\|, i.e., f(x)=φ(∥x∥)f(x)=\varphi (\left\| x\right\| ). Prove that its Fourier transform is given by the formula

f~(λ)=∫0∞k(r∥λ∥)φ(r) dr, \tilde f(\lambda )=\int _0^\infty k(r\left\| \lambda \right\| )\varphi (r)\, dr,

and find the function kk.

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