HP 50G, User Manual, Page: 523 / 887

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The continuous spectrum, F(
ω
), is calculated with the integral:
This result can be rationalized by multiplying numerator and denominator by
the conjugate of the denominator, namely, 1-i
ω
. The result is now:
which is a complex function.
The absolute value of the real and imaginary parts of the function can be
plotted as shown below
Notes :
The magnitude, or absolute value, of the Fourier transform, |F(
ω
)|, is the
frequency spectrum of the original function f(t). For the example shown above,
|F(
ω
)| = 1/[2
π
(1+
ω
2
)]
1/2
. The plot of |F(
ω
)| vs.
ω
was shown earlier.
Some functions, such as constant values, sin x, exp(x), x
2
, etc., do not have
Fourier transform. Functions that go to zero sufficiently fast as x goes to infinity
do have Fourier transforms.
∫ ∫
+ −
∞
∞ →
+ −
=
ε
ω
ε
ω
π π
0
) 1 (
0
) 1 (
2
1
lim
2
1
dt e dt e
t i t i
.
1
1
2
1
1
) ) 1 ( exp( 1
2
1
lim
ω
π
ω
ω
π
ε
i i
t i
+
⋅ =
⎥⎦
⎤
⎢⎣
⎡
+
+ − −
=
∞ →
⎟
⎠
⎞
⎜
⎝
⎛
−
−
⋅
⎟
⎠
⎞
⎜
⎝
⎛
+
⋅ =
+
⋅ =
ω
ω
ω π ω π
ω
i
i
i i
F
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
) (
⎟
⎠
⎞
⎜
⎝
⎛
+
⋅ −
+
=
2 2
1 1
1
2
1
ω
ω
ω π
i