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Typo in docs of InverseFourierSequenceTransform & FourierCoefficient ?

Anonymous User
Anonymous User
Posted 7 years ago

Documentation for both functions says "FourierCoefficient is the same as InverseFourierSequenceTransform" and proceeds to show an example where they happen to give the same results (only because they're applied to an even function). In fact the two functions aren't the same. They have opposite signs in the exponent in the integral.

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Anonymous User
Anonymous User
Posted 7 years ago

The Moderation Team has removed several comments that fall outside the range of what is acceptable for this forum.

As you wish, I'll make those comments about Wolfram on other forums instead.

POSTED BY: Anonymous User
Posted 7 years ago

Yes, I suppose a slight change in the docs is in order; terming it a bug is rather extreme, tho.

To assuage one of your objections, let us use a manifestly unsymmetric function:

f[w_] := Exp[i w] UnitStep[w]

Now, evaluate the following in sequence:

InverseFourierSequenceTransform[f[w], w, n]

FourierCoefficient[f[w], w, n, FourierParameters -> {1, -1}]

FourierCoefficient[f[w], w, n]

InverseFourierSequenceTransform[f[w], w, n, FourierParameters -> {1, -1}]

Stare at the four expressions just generated for a full minute.

Having done so, go back to the documentation for InverseFourierSequenceTransform[] and FourierCoefficient[]. Note well the bullet points under "Details and Options" the description for the FourierParameters option for both functions. Compare and contrast.

After all that, if you still feel motivated to complain to Support, you should now be able to write a more refined report armed with the information you gained from doing that suggested activity.

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