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On the Clifford-Fourier transform

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2010-12-21 v2 Complex Variables

Abstract

For functions that take values in the Clifford algebra, we study the Clifford-Fourier transform on RmR^m defined with a kernel function K(x,y):=eiπ2Γyei<x,y>K(x,y) := e^{\frac{i \pi}{2} \Gamma_{y}}e^{-i <x,y>}, replacing the kernel ei<x,y>e^{i <x,y>} of the ordinary Fourier transform, where Γy:=j<kejek(yjykykyj)\Gamma_{y} := - \sum_{j<k} e_{j}e_{k} (y_{j} \partial_{y_{k}} - y_{k}\partial_{y_{j}}). An explicit formula of K(x,y)K(x,y) is derived, which can be further simplified to a finite sum of Bessel functions when mm is even. The closed formula of the kernel allows us to study the Clifford-Fourier transform and prove the inversion formula, for which a generalized translation operator and a convolution are defined and used.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.1003.0689,
  title  = {On the Clifford-Fourier transform},
  author = {H. De Bie and Y. Xu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1003.0689},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

Some small changes, 30 pages, accepted for publication in IMRN

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