Mehler–Fok transform
The integral transform
![](https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/m/m063/m063340/m0633401.png) | (1) |
where
is the Legendre function of the first kind (cf. Legendre functions). If
, the function
is locally integrable on
and
, then the following inversion formula is valid:
![](https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/m/m063/m063340/m0633407.png) | (2) |
The Parseval identity. Consider the Mehler–Fock transform and its inverse defined by the equalities
If
,
, are arbitrary real-valued functions satisfying the conditions
then
The generalized Mehler–Fock transform and the corresponding inversion formula are:
![](https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/m/m063/m063340/m06334014.png) | (3) |
and
![](https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/m/m063/m063340/m06334015.png) | (4) |
where
are the associated Legendre functions of the first kind. For
formulas (3) and (4) reduce to (1) and (2); for
,
, formulas (3) and (4) lead to the Fourier cosine transform, and for
,
to the Fourier sine transform. The transforms (1) and (2) were introduced by F.G. Mehler [1]. The basic theorems were proved by V.A. Fock [V.A. Fok].
References
[1] | F.G. Mehler, "Ueber eine mit den Kugel- und Cylinderfunctionen verwandte Function und ihre Anwendung in der Theorie der Electricitätsvertheilung" Math. Ann. , 18 (1881) pp. 161–194 |
[2] | V.A. Fok, "On the representation of an arbitrary function by an integral involving Legendre functions with complex index" Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR , 39 (1943) pp. 253–256 (In Russian) |
[3] | V.A. Ditkin, A.P. Prudnikov, "Operational calculus" Progress in Math. , 1 (1968) pp. 1–75 Itogi Nauk. Mat. Anal. 1966 (1967) pp. 7–82 |
References
[a1] | I.N. Sneddon, "The use of integral transforms" , McGraw-Hill (1972) |
How to Cite This Entry:
Mehler-Fock transform. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Mehler-Fock_transform&oldid=12375
This article was adapted from an original article by Yu.A. BrychkovA.P. Prudnikov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098.
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