Continuity of the Fourier Transform in R

M. Himmelstrand (transcribed from H. Shahgholian)

Theorem
f ()
is continuous on

Proof
Step 1
|f ( + h) f ()| 2
R

|f (t)| sin

1 ht 2

dt

(Calculations)

f ( + h) f () =
R

f (t) ei(+h)t eit = ei(+ 2 )t e 2 iht e 2 iht = 2iei(+ 2 )t sin( 1 ht) 2

h h 1 1

ei(+h)t eit

f ( + h) f ()
R

f (t) ei(+h)t eit

dt

Step 2
f L1 (R) > 0 R > 0 1 |f (t)|| sin ht|dt 2 1 |f (t)|| sin ht|dt < 2
R
s.t.

1 |f (t)|| sin ht|dt < 2 4 R 1 |f (t)|| sin ht|dt + 2 4 R

R

thus

|f ( + h) + f ()| < <

R R

1 |f (t)|| sin ht|dt + 2 2 1 sin ht 2

R

sup
t(R ,R )
but

|f (t)|dt +
R

|f (t)|dt = c0
R

and

h > 0

s.t.

sup
t(R ,R )

1 sin ht < 2 2c0

therefore

f ( + h) + f () < c0 + = 2c0 2