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Quantitative estimates: How well does the discrete Fourier transform approximate the Fourier transform on $\mathbb{R}$

Numerical Analysis 2025-12-18 v2 Numerical Analysis

Abstract

In order to compute the Fourier transform of a function ff on the real line numerically, one samples ff on a grid and then takes the discrete Fourier transform. We derive exact error estimates for this procedure in terms of the decay and smoothness of ff. The analysis provides a new recipe of how to relate the number of samples, the sampling interval, and the grid size.

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@article{arxiv.2403.03810,
  title  = {Quantitative estimates: How well does the discrete Fourier transform approximate the Fourier transform on $\mathbb{R}$},
  author = {Martin Ehler and Karlheinz Gröchenig and Andreas Klotz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.03810},
  year   = {2025}
}

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27 pages

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