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- Computing Fourier transforms is simple in Cartesian co-ordinates but how do you do it for polar co-ordinates?
The 2D Fourier transform is given by: \hat{f}(k,l)=\int_{\mathbb{R}^{2}}f(x,y)e^{-ikx-ily}dxdy
In terms of polar co-ordinates: \hat{f}(\rho,\phi)=\int_{0}^{\infty}\int_{-\pi}^{\pi}rf(r,\theta)e^{-ir\rho\cos(\theta-\phi)}drd\theta
For Fourier transforms in cartesian co-ordinates, relating the Fourier transform of a derivative of a function to the Fourier transform of the function. However, what happens with the polar Fourier transform? I've done a simple calculation for the r-derivative and I get:
\widehat{\frac{\partial f}{\partial r}}=-\rho\sum_{n\in\mathbb{Z}}\int_{0}^{\infty}rf_{n}(r)J_{n-1}(r\rho)dr
This is after I expanded f(r,\theta) as a Fourier series:f(r,\theta)=\sum_{n\in\mathbb{Z}}f_{n}(r)e^{in\theta}
I feel a little lost at this point. Can anyone suggest anything?
In terms of polar co-ordinates: \hat{f}(\rho,\phi)=\int_{0}^{\infty}\int_{-\pi}^{\pi}rf(r,\theta)e^{-ir\rho\cos(\theta-\phi)}drd\theta
For Fourier transforms in cartesian co-ordinates, relating the Fourier transform of a derivative of a function to the Fourier transform of the function. However, what happens with the polar Fourier transform? I've done a simple calculation for the r-derivative and I get:
\widehat{\frac{\partial f}{\partial r}}=-\rho\sum_{n\in\mathbb{Z}}\int_{0}^{\infty}rf_{n}(r)J_{n-1}(r\rho)dr
This is after I expanded f(r,\theta) as a Fourier series:f(r,\theta)=\sum_{n\in\mathbb{Z}}f_{n}(r)e^{in\theta}
I feel a little lost at this point. Can anyone suggest anything?