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Mathematical Methods for Physicists: A concise introduction - Site Map

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INTEGRATION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF A FOURIER SERIES<br />

constructed directly from the given function. Furthermore, in the complex representation<br />

de®ned by Eqs. (4.13a) and (4.13b), a certain symmetry between the<br />

expressions <strong>for</strong> a function and <strong>for</strong> its Fourier coecients is evident. In fact the<br />

expressions (4.13a) and (4.13b) are of essentially the same structure, as the following<br />

correlation reveals:<br />

X<br />

x L; f …x† c n c…n†; e inx=L e inx=L 1<br />

; … † 1 Z L<br />

…†dx:<br />

2L L<br />

nˆ1<br />

This duality is worthy of note, and as our development proceeds to the Fourier<br />

integral, it will become more striking and fundamental.<br />

Integration and di€erentiation of a Fourier series<br />

The Fourier series of a function f …x† may always be integrated term-by-term to<br />

give a new series which converges to the integral of f …x†. Iff …x† is a continuous<br />

function of x <strong>for</strong> all x, and is periodic (of period 2) outside the interval<br />

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