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Approximating the Analytic Fourier Transform with the Discrete Fourier Transform

Numerical Analysis 2015-08-07 v1

Abstract

The Fourier transform is approximated over a finite domain using a Riemann sum. This Riemann sum is then expressed in terms of the discrete Fourier transform, which allows the sum to be computed with a fast Fourier transform algorithm more rapidly than via a direct matrix multiplication. Advantages and limitations of using this method to approximate the Fourier transform are discussed, and prototypical MATLAB codes implementing the method are presented.

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@article{arxiv.1508.01282,
  title  = {Approximating the Analytic Fourier Transform with the Discrete Fourier Transform},
  author = {Jeremy Axelrod},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1508.01282},
  year   = {2015}
}
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