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Fourier Transform--1

The Fourier transform of the constant function f(x)=1 is given by

F_x[1](k)=int_(-infty)^inftye^(-2piikx)dx
(1)
=delta(k),
(2)

according to the definition of the delta function.

SEE ALSO: Delta Function, Fourier Transform

REFERENCES:

Bracewell, R. The Fourier Transform and Its Applications, 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, pp. 100-101, 1999.




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