Tutorial Sheet - Fourier Transform
Tutorial Sheet - Fourier Transform
Note: Following are the problems which are required to be done by the students for an
overall understanding of the topics
1 − 𝑥2, 𝑥<1
Q.2 Find the Fourier transform of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = { .
0, |𝑥| > 1
∞ 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥−𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 𝑥
Hence evaluate that ∫0 [ ] 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑑𝑥.
𝑥2
∞ 1
Q.3 Evaluate ∫0 𝑑𝑥 , using Fourier transform.
(𝑥 2 +𝑎2 )(𝑥 2 +𝑏 2 )
𝑒 −𝑖𝜔
(i) 𝑓(𝜔) = 2 (1+𝑖𝜔)
1
(ii) 𝑓(𝜔) =
(6+5𝑖𝜔−𝜔2 )
𝑖𝜔
(iii) 𝑓(𝜔) = (𝑖𝜔+2)(𝑖𝜔+3)
𝑒 −2𝑖𝜔
(iv) 𝑓(𝜔) = 4+𝜔2
Q.6 Find the Fourier sine and cosine transform of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 −𝑎 𝑥 for 𝑎 > 0.
∞ 𝜔 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜔𝑥 𝜋 ∞ 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜔𝑥 𝜋
Deduce the integral (i) ∫0 𝑑𝜔 = 2 𝑒 −𝑎𝑥 (ii) ∫0 𝑑𝜔 = 2𝑎 𝑒 −𝑎 𝑥 , and show that
𝜔 2 +𝑎2 𝜔 2 +𝑎2
∞ 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜔𝑥 𝜋
∫0 𝑑𝜔 = .
𝜔 2
Q.8 Find the finite Fourier cosine and sine transform of the following functions defined on
[0, 𝜋]
(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥
(ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒− 𝑥
(iii) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑥, 𝑎 > 0
(iv) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎ 𝑎𝑥, 𝑎 > 0
Q.9 Using Fourier transform, find the solution of the following differential equation
Q.10 Using Fourier integral transform, solve the following initial boundary value problems
𝜕𝑢 𝜕2𝑢
(i) = 𝑐 2 𝜕𝑥 2 , −∞ < 𝑥 < ∞, 𝑡 > 0, 𝑢(𝑥, 0) = 𝑒 −2|𝑥|
𝜕𝑡
𝜕𝑢 𝜕2𝑢 1, 0 < 𝑥 ≤ 𝑙
(ii) = 𝑐 2 𝜕𝑥 2 , 0 < 𝑥 < ∞, 𝑡 > 0, 𝑢(𝑥, 0) = { , 𝑢(0, 𝑡) = 0, 𝑡 > 0
𝜕𝑡 0, 𝑥>𝑙
𝜕2𝑢 𝜕2𝑢
(iii) + 𝜕𝑦 2 = 0, 0 < 𝑥 < 𝜋, 𝑦 > 0, 𝑢(𝑥, 0) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥, 𝑢(0, 𝑦) = 0, 𝑢(𝜋, 𝑦) = 0
𝜕𝑥 2