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A discrete Hardy uncertainty principle

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2026-05-06 v1 Complex Variables

Abstract

We show that knowing the decay of a function ff on a discrete set ΛR\Lambda\subset\mathbb{R} and the decay of its Fourier transform f^\hat{f} on a discrete set MRM\subset\mathbb{R} is enough to determine the global decay of ff and f^\hat{f}, provided that (Λ,M)(\Lambda,M) is a supercritical pair in the sense of Kulikov, Nazarov, and Sodin. This decay transfer result leads to a discrete generalization of Morgan's uncertainty principle: it is enough to require f(λ)e2pAπλp|f(\lambda)|\lesssim e^{-\frac{2}{p}A\pi|\lambda|^p} for all λΛ\lambda\in\Lambda and f^(μ)e2qAπμq|\hat{f}(\mu)|\lesssim e^{-\frac{2}{q}A\pi|\mu|^q} for all μM\mu\in M, where (p,q)(p,q) are H\"{o}lder conjugates, A>cos(rπ2)1rA>|\cos(\frac{r\pi}{2})|^\frac{1}{r}, and r:=min{p,q}r:=\min\{p,q\}. For A=1A=1 and p,q=2p,q=2, we also show that any such function must be a scaled Gaussian. This yields a discrete version of Hardy's uncertainty principle and resolves two questions posed by Ramos and Sousa.

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@article{arxiv.2605.03679,
  title  = {A discrete Hardy uncertainty principle},
  author = {Torgeir Keun Lysen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.03679},
  year   = {2026}
}

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16 pages

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