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This is a list of linear transformations of functions related to Fourier analysis. Such transformations map a function to a set of coefficients of
basis function In mathematics, a basis function is an element of a particular basis for a function space. Every function in the function space can be represented as a linear combination of basis functions, just as every vector in a vector space can be repres ...
s, where the basis functions are
sinusoidal A sine wave, sinusoidal wave, or just sinusoid is a mathematical curve defined in terms of the '' sine'' trigonometric function, of which it is the graph. It is a type of continuous wave and also a smooth periodic function. It occurs often i ...
and are therefore strongly localized in the frequency spectrum. (These transforms are generally designed to be invertible.) In the case of the Fourier transform, each basis function corresponds to a single
frequency Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time. It is also occasionally referred to as ''temporal frequency'' for clarity, and is distinct from ''angular frequency''. Frequency is measured in hertz (Hz) which is eq ...
component.


Continuous transforms

Applied to functions of continuous arguments, Fourier-related transforms include: * Two-sided Laplace transform * Mellin transform, another closely related integral transform *
Laplace transform In mathematics, the Laplace transform, named after its discoverer Pierre-Simon Laplace (), is an integral transform that converts a function of a real variable (usually t, in the '' time domain'') to a function of a complex variable s (in the ...
*
Fourier transform A Fourier transform (FT) is a mathematical transform that decomposes functions into frequency components, which are represented by the output of the transform as a function of frequency. Most commonly functions of time or space are transformed ...
, with special cases: **
Fourier series A Fourier series () is a summation of harmonically related sinusoidal functions, also known as components or harmonics. The result of the summation is a periodic function whose functional form is determined by the choices of cycle length (or '' ...
*** When the input function/waveform is periodic, the Fourier transform output is a Dirac comb function, modulated by a discrete sequence of finite-valued coefficients that are complex-valued in general. These are called Fourier series coefficients. The term Fourier series actually refers to the inverse Fourier transform, which is a sum of sinusoids at discrete frequencies, weighted by the Fourier series coefficients. *** When the non-zero portion of the input function has finite duration, the Fourier transform is continuous and finite-valued. But a discrete subset of its values is sufficient to reconstruct/represent the portion that was analyzed. The same discrete set is obtained by treating the duration of the segment as one period of a periodic function and computing the Fourier series coefficients. ** Sine and cosine transforms: When the input function has odd or even symmetry around the origin, the Fourier transform reduces to a sine or cosine transform. * Hartley transform * Short-time Fourier transform (or short-term Fourier transform) (STFT) ** Rectangular mask short-time Fourier transform * Chirplet transform * Fractional Fourier transform (FRFT) * Hankel transform: related to the Fourier Transform of radial functions. * Fourier–Bros–Iagolnitzer transform * Linear canonical transform


Discrete transforms

For usage on
computer A computer is a machine that can be programmed to carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations ( computation) automatically. Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as programs. These prog ...
s, number theory and algebra, discrete arguments (e.g. functions of a series of discrete samples) are often more appropriate, and are handled by the transforms (analogous to the continuous cases above): *
Discrete-time Fourier transform In mathematics, the discrete-time Fourier transform (DTFT) is a form of Fourier analysis that is applicable to a sequence of values. The DTFT is often used to analyze samples of a continuous function. The term ''discrete-time'' refers to the ...
(DTFT): Equivalent to the Fourier transform of a "continuous" function that is constructed from the discrete input function by using the sample values to modulate a Dirac comb. When the sample values are derived by sampling a function on the real line, ƒ(''x''), the DTFT is equivalent to a periodic summation of the Fourier transform of ƒ. The DTFT output is always periodic (cyclic). An alternative viewpoint is that the DTFT is a transform to a frequency domain that is bounded (or ''finite''), the length of one cycle. **
discrete Fourier transform In mathematics, the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) converts a finite sequence of equally-spaced samples of a function into a same-length sequence of equally-spaced samples of the discrete-time Fourier transform (DTFT), which is a comple ...
(DFT): *** When the input sequence is periodic, the DTFT output is also a Dirac comb function, modulated by the coefficients of a Fourier seriesThe Fourier series represents \scriptstyle \sum_^f(nT)\cdot \delta(t-nT), where T is the interval between samples. which can be computed as a DFT of one cycle of the input sequence. The number of discrete values in one cycle of the DFT is the same as in one cycle of the input sequence. *** When the non-zero portion of the input sequence has finite duration, the DTFT is continuous and finite-valued. But a discrete subset of its values is sufficient to reconstruct/represent the portion that was analyzed. The same discrete set is obtained by treating the duration of the segment as one cycle of a periodic function and computing the DFT. ** Discrete sine and cosine transforms: When the input sequence has odd or even symmetry around the origin, the DTFT reduces to a
discrete sine transform In mathematics, the discrete sine transform (DST) is a Fourier-related transform similar to the discrete Fourier transform (DFT), but using a purely real matrix. It is equivalent to the imaginary parts of a DFT of roughly twice the length, operati ...
(DST) or discrete cosine transform (DCT). *** Regressive discrete Fourier series, in which the period is determined by the data rather than fixed in advance. **
Discrete Chebyshev transform In applied mathematics, the discrete Chebyshev transform (DCT), named after Pafnuty Chebyshev, is either of two main varieties of DCTs: the discrete Chebyshev transform on the 'roots' grid of the Chebyshev polynomials of the first kind T_n (x) an ...
s (on the 'roots' grid and the 'extrema' grid of the Chebyshev polynomials of the first kind). This transform is of much importance in the field of spectral methods for solving differential equations because it can be used to swiftly and efficient go from grid point values to Chebyshev series coefficients. * Generalized DFT (GDFT), a generalization of the DFT and constant modulus transforms where phase functions might be of linear with integer and real valued slopes, or even non-linear phase bringing flexibilities for optimal designs of various metrics, e.g. auto- and cross-correlations. * Discrete-space Fourier transform (DSFT) is the generalization of the DTFT from 1D signals to 2D signals. It is called "discrete-space" rather than "discrete-time" because the most prevalent application is to imaging and image processing where the input function arguments are equally spaced samples of spatial coordinates (x,y). The DSFT output is periodic in both variables. * Z-transform, a generalization of the DTFT to the entire complex plane * Modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) * Discrete Hartley transform (DHT) * Also the discretized STFT (see above). * Hadamard transform (
Walsh function In mathematics, more specifically in harmonic analysis, Walsh functions form a complete orthogonal set of functions that can be used to represent any discrete function—just like trigonometric functions can be used to represent any continuous ...
). * Fourier transform on finite groups. *
Discrete Fourier transform (general) In mathematics, the discrete Fourier transform over a ring generalizes the discrete Fourier transform (DFT), of a function whose values are commonly complex numbers, over an arbitrary ring. Definition Let R be any ring, let n\geq 1 be an intege ...
. The use of all of these transforms is greatly facilitated by the existence of efficient algorithms based on a
fast Fourier transform A fast Fourier transform (FFT) is an algorithm that computes the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) of a sequence, or its inverse (IDFT). Fourier analysis converts a signal from its original domain (often time or space) to a representation in ...
(FFT). The Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem is critical for understanding the output of such discrete transforms.


See also

* Integral transform * Wavelet transform *
Fourier-transform spectroscopy Fourier-transform spectroscopy is a measurement technique whereby spectra are collected based on measurements of the coherence of a radiative source, using time-domain or space-domain measurements of the radiation, electromagnetic or not. It ca ...
* Harmonic analysis * List of transforms * List of mathematic operators *
Bispectrum In mathematics, in the area of statistical analysis, the bispectrum is a statistic used to search for nonlinear interactions. Definitions The Fourier transform of the second-order cumulant, i.e., the autocorrelation function, is the traditional ...


Notes


References

* A. D. Polyanin and A. V. Manzhirov, ''Handbook of Integral Equations'', CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1998. {{isbn, 0-8493-2876-4
Tables of Integral Transforms
at EqWorld: The World of Mathematical Equations. * A. N. Akansu and H. Agirman-Tosun
"''Generalized Discrete Fourier Transform With Nonlinear Phase''"
IEEE ''Transactions on Signal Processing'', vol. 58, no. 9, pp. 4547-4556, Sept. 2010. Transforms Fourier transforms Fourier transforms Fourier transforms de:Liste der Fourier-Transformationen