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The form of the Fourier transform I love the most (because it is very symmetric) is:
f(x) = \int_{-\infty}^\infty g(\xi)e^{2\pi i x \xi}\,d\xi
g(\xi) = \int_{-\infty}^\infty f(x)e^{-2\pi i x \xi}\,dx
If we take \xi = p then we get:
f(x) = \int_{-\infty}^\infty g(p)e^{2\pi i x p}dp = \frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{-\infty}^\infty g(p) e^{ixp}\,dp (rescaling p in the second equality)
g(p) = \int_{-\infty}^\infty f(x)e^{-2\pi i x p}dx=\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{-\infty}^\infty f(x) e^{-ixp}\,dx (rescaling x in the second equality)
However, in numerous references I see that:
f(x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi \hbar}}\int_{-\infty}^\infty g(p)e^\frac{ixp}{\hbar}\,dp
g(p) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi \hbar}}\int_{-\infty}^\infty f(x)e^\frac{-ixp}{\hbar}\,dx
Why does the reduced Planck's constant come into it at all, and why do we have a square root?
f(x) = \int_{-\infty}^\infty g(\xi)e^{2\pi i x \xi}\,d\xi
g(\xi) = \int_{-\infty}^\infty f(x)e^{-2\pi i x \xi}\,dx
If we take \xi = p then we get:
f(x) = \int_{-\infty}^\infty g(p)e^{2\pi i x p}dp = \frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{-\infty}^\infty g(p) e^{ixp}\,dp (rescaling p in the second equality)
g(p) = \int_{-\infty}^\infty f(x)e^{-2\pi i x p}dx=\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{-\infty}^\infty f(x) e^{-ixp}\,dx (rescaling x in the second equality)
However, in numerous references I see that:
f(x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi \hbar}}\int_{-\infty}^\infty g(p)e^\frac{ixp}{\hbar}\,dp
g(p) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi \hbar}}\int_{-\infty}^\infty f(x)e^\frac{-ixp}{\hbar}\,dx
Why does the reduced Planck's constant come into it at all, and why do we have a square root?