The Fourier transform of a Lebesgue integrable function f∈L1(R) is given by
f^(u)=∫Rf(x)eixudμ(x)
where μ is Lebesgue measure on the real line. For f(x)=e−ax2,x∈R,a>0, prove that
f^(u)=aπe−4au2
[You may use properties of derivatives of Fourier transforms without proof provided they are clearly stated, as well as the fact that ϕ(x)=(2π)−1/2e−x2/2 is a probability density function.]
State and prove the almost everywhere Fourier inversion theorem for Lebesgue integrable functions on the real line. [You may use standard results from the course, such as the dominated convergence and Fubini's theorem. You may also use that gt∗f(x):=∫Rgt(x−y)f(y)dy where gt(z)=t−1ϕ(z/t),t>0, converges to f in L1(R) as t→0 whenever f∈L1(R).]
The probability density function of a Gamma distribution with scalar parameters λ>0,α>0 is given by