The Fourier transform of a real- or complex-valued function is defined by
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(Some references replace by ). The same notation is used for Fourier transforms of functions of several variables and for Fourier transforms of distributions; see §1.16(vii).
In this subsection we let .
If is absolutely integrable on , then is continuous, as , and
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Suppose that is absolutely integrable on and of bounded variation in a neighborhood of (§1.4(v)). Then
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where the last integral denotes the Cauchy principal value (1.4.25).
In many applications is absolutely integrable and is continuous on . Then
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For Fourier transforms, the convolution of two functions and defined on is given by
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If and are absolutely integrable on , then so is , and its Fourier transform is , where is the Fourier transform of .
If and are continuous and absolutely integrable on , and for all , then for all .
The Fourier cosine transform and Fourier sine transform are defined respectively by
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In this subsection we let , , , and .
If is absolutely integrable on and of bounded variation (§1.4(v)) in a neighborhood of , then
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Suppose and are absolutely and square integrable on , then
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Suppose is a real- or complex-valued function and is a real or complex parameter. The Laplace transform of is defined by
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Assume that is piecewise continuous on and of exponential growth, that is, constants and exist such that
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Then is an analytic function of for . Moreover,
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Throughout the remainder of this subsection we assume (1.14.18) is satisfied and .
If is continuous and is piecewise continuous on , then
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Moreover, if in some half-plane and , then (1.14.20) holds for .
If is piecewise continuous, then
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where . If also exists, then
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where .
If and for , then
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Alternatively if for , then
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If is continuous on and is piecewise continuous on , then
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If and are piecewise continuous on with discontinuities at () , then
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Next, assume , , , are continuous and each satisfies (1.14.18). Also assume that is piecewise continuous on . Then
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For Laplace transforms, the convolution of two functions and , defined on , is
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If and are piecewise continuous, then
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If and are continuous and , then .
The Mellin transform of a real- or complex-valued function is defined by
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If is integrable on for all in , then the integral (1.14.32) converges and is an analytic function of in the vertical strip . Moreover, for ,
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Note: If is continuous and and are real numbers such that as and as , then is integrable on for all .
Suppose the integral (1.14.32) is absolutely convergent on the line and is of bounded variation in a neighborhood of . Then
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If is continuous on and is integrable on , then
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Suppose and are absolutely integrable on and either or is absolutely integrable on . Then for ,
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When is real and ,
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Let
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If and are absolutely integrable on , then for ,
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The Hilbert transform of a real-valued function is defined in the following equivalent ways:
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Suppose is continuously differentiable on and vanishes outside a bounded interval. Then
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If , , is integrable on , then so is and
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where when , or when . These bounds are sharp, and equality holds when .
The Stieltjes transform of a real-valued function is defined by
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Sufficient conditions for the integral to converge are that is a positive real number, and as , where .
If the integral converges, then it converges uniformly in any compact domain in the complex -plane not containing any point of the interval . In this case, represents an analytic function in the -plane cut along the negative real axis, and
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If is absolutely integrable on for every finite , and the integral (1.14.47) converges, then
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for all values of the positive constant for which the right-hand side exists.
If is piecewise continuous on and the integral (1.14.47) converges, then
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For more extensive tables of the integral transforms of this section and tables of other integral transforms, see Erdélyi et al. (1954a, b), Gradshteyn and Ryzhik (2015), Marichev (1983), Oberhettinger (1972, 1974, 1990), Oberhettinger and Badii (1973), Oberhettinger and Higgins (1961), Prudnikov et al. (1986a, b, 1990, 1992a, 1992b).