Math 892: Assignment 1 (due: February 2, 2015)

1. Suppose f L1 (R) and f (t) > 0 for all t R. Show that |fb(y)| < fb(0) for every
y 6= 0.
2. Show that
Z
Z A
sin x

tx sin x
lim
e
dx = lim
= .
t0 0
A 0
x
x
2
3. Compute the Fourier transform of the function f L1 (R) given by f (x) = 1 if
x [1, 1] and zero otherwise. Show that fb L2 (R) but not in L1 (R).
4. Prove that
Z itx
e dt
= e|x| .
2
1
+
t

5. Find the Fourier transform of

f (x) =
6. Solve for f :
Z

x
.
(1 + x2 )2

f (x t)e|t| dt =

4 |x| 2 2|x|
e
e
.
3
3

7. Compute the Fourier transform of g(x) = 1 |x| for |x| 1 and zero otherwise. Using
this, apply the Poisson summation formula to deduce

X
2
1
=
.
2
n
6
n=1

8. In a Hilbert space, show that the maps x 7 (x, y) for fixed y and the map x 7 ||x||
are continuous maps.
9. Suppose f is a continuous function of R1 with period 1. Prove that
Z 1
N
1 X
lim
f (n) =
f (t)dt
N N
0
n=1
for every irrational real number . [Hint: do it first for f (t) = e2ikt , with k =
0, 1, 2, ...]
10. For functions f L1 (Rn ), we define the Fourier transform
Z
n/2

f (t) = (2)
f (x)ei(x,t) dx,
Rn

where (x, t) denotes the usual inner product and dx is the Lebesgue measure on Rn .
2
If f (x) = e|x| /2 , show that f = f . (Here x = (x1 , ..., xn ) and |x|2 = x21 + + x2n . )