Fourier transform

Proof: Fourier Transform of the n-th Derivative

Let's start by expressing g(t) in terms of its Fourier components G(ω):


g(t)=12πG(ω)eiωtdω


We can differentiate both sides of this equation with respect to t n times:


dng(t)dtn=12π(iω)nG(ω)eiωtdω


We can now rewrite the right-hand side of this equation in terms of the Fourier Transform of dndtng(t) by grouping all of the (iω)n terms:


dng(t)dtn=12π[(iω)nG(ω)]eiωtdω


Therefore, we have shown that the Fourier Transform of the n-th derivative of a function g(t) is given by (iω)n times the Fourier Transform of g(t):


(dng(t)dtn)F=(iω)nG(ω)

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