Series expansion of the signum function of sine

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The discussion focuses on the series expansion of the signum function of the sine function, specifically expressed as sgn(sin(wt)) = (4/pi) * {sin(wt) + (1/3) * sin(3wt) + (1/5) * sin(5wt) + ...}. This expansion utilizes Fourier series concepts to represent the signum function in terms of sine functions. The reference to the Wolfram MathWorld page on Fourier series of square waves provides additional context and validation for this mathematical representation.

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Hi,

I just read a physics paper and there it expands signum of a sine function as below:


sgn(sin(wt))=(4/pi)*{sin(wt)+(1/3)*sin(3wt)+(1/5)*sin(5wt)+...}

How can we expand sgn(sin(wt)) like this?

Thanks.
 
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