Can all differential equations be turned into algebraic equations via the FT?

Riotto · May 25, 2018

Can all differential equations be turned into algebraic equations by Fourier transform (FT)? If not, what kind of differential equations can be solved by the FT technique?

jedishrfu · May 25, 2018

There’s an assumption made that the Fourier transform exists and for exponential functions it does not.

http://www.thefouriertransform.com/applications/differentialequations.php

Read the fine print at the end of the article.

Can all differential equations be turned into algebraic equations via the FT?

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