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I'm having a hard time understand this theorem in our book:
The Plancherel Theorem
The Fourier transform, defined originally on ##L^1\cap L^2## extends uniquely to a map from ##L^2## from ##L^2## to itself that satisfies
##\langle \hat f, \hat g \rangle = 2\pi \langle f,g\rangle## and ##||\hat f||^2= 2\pi||f||^2##
for all ##f,g\in L^2##.
I don't really understand the formulation here. Some questions:
What does it mean "extends uniquely" here?
When am I allowed to use the theorem? Can I use the formula for every ##L^2## function?
Is the Fourier transform of an ##L^2## function always an ##L^2## function as well (even if the function is both in ##L^1## and ##L^2##)?
The Plancherel Theorem
The Fourier transform, defined originally on ##L^1\cap L^2## extends uniquely to a map from ##L^2## from ##L^2## to itself that satisfies
##\langle \hat f, \hat g \rangle = 2\pi \langle f,g\rangle## and ##||\hat f||^2= 2\pi||f||^2##
for all ##f,g\in L^2##.
I don't really understand the formulation here. Some questions:
What does it mean "extends uniquely" here?
When am I allowed to use the theorem? Can I use the formula for every ##L^2## function?
Is the Fourier transform of an ##L^2## function always an ##L^2## function as well (even if the function is both in ##L^1## and ##L^2##)?