This document discusses Fourier integrals, which extend the method of Fourier series to non-periodic functions defined on the whole real number line. It contains sections on the introduction, formulas, applications, Fourier cosine integrals, and Fourier sine integrals. The introduction explains that Fourier integrals represent functions using integrals rather than sums, allowing functions that are non-periodic or defined on an infinite interval to be analyzed. The formulas section gives the general representations for Fourier integrals and their connection to the function being represented. Applications include solving ordinary and partial differential equations. Fourier cosine and sine integrals simplify the general Fourier integral representation for even and odd functions, respectively.
5. Fourier series are powerful tools for problems involving
functions that are periodic or are of interest on a finite
interval only.
many problems involve functions that are nonperiodic and
are of interest on the whole x-axis, we ask what can be done
to extend the method of Fourier series to such functions. This
idea will lead to “Fourier integrals.”
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13. Fourier Cosine Integral
Just as Fourier series simplify if a function is even or
odd, so do Fourier integrals, and you can save
work. Indeed, if f has a Fourier integral
representation and is even. This holds because
the integrand of is odd. Then reduces to a Fourier
cosine integral
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14. For even function f(x): B(w)=0,
0
wvdvcos)v(f
2
)w(A
0
dwwxcos)w(A)x(f
Therefor,
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16. Fourier Sine Integral
Note the change in : for even f the integrand
is even, hence the integral from to equals
twice the integral from 0 to infinite. Similarly, if
f has a Fourier integral representation and is
odd. This is true because the integrand of is
odd. Then a Fourier sine integral
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