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Euler-Fourier formulas

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Formulas for the coefficients of a Fourier series.

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If is a function of period defined on the real line and if , then the formulas are:

and

The formal series

and

are both called the Fourier series of . They have the same partial sums:

for all and all . The coefficient is also denoted by .

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Euler-Fourier formulas. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Euler-Fourier_formulas&oldid=25852