NAME : ASHISH DAHIYA

COURSE : MTH 102

ROLL NO. : RK6003B45
REG. NO. : 11009100
SECTION : K6003
COURSE INST.: NITIN K. MISHRA

Annexure-I

TERM PAPER
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 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS-II

TOPIC: EXPLAIN DIFFERENT TYPES OF WAVE

FORM IN FOURIER SERIES?

DOA: 1/02/2011
DOS: 15/04/2011

Submitted to: Submitted by:

Mr. Nitin Kumar Mishra Mr. Ashish Dahiya

Deptt . Of Mathematics RK6003B45

11009100

K6003

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:-
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S.No Contents Page no

1) Abstract 5

2) About Fourier series 6

3) What is Fourier series? 7

4) Waveforms in Fourier series 8

5) Explanation of the topic 9

6) Introduction to the problem 10

7) Let us look at some Examples 12

8) Conclusion 14

9) References 15

Abstract

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Fourier series is used in approximation of functions in the form of their
Sines and Cosines. Most of the single valued functions which occur in
applied mathematics can be expressed in form of series and such a
series is called Fourier Series.

In my research I have focused over whether a discontinuous function

be represented as a Fourier Series by solving various examples and thus
concluding with the necessary conditions that must be fulfilled to do so.

In mathematics, a Fourier series decomposes any periodic function or

periodic signal into the sum of a (possibly infinite) set of simple
oscillating functions, namely sines and cosines (or complex
exponentials). The study of Fourier series is a branch of Fourier analysis.
Fourier series were introduced by Joseph Fourier (1768–1830) for the
purpose of solving the heat equation in a metal plate.

Introduction
Fourier Series- Expresses approximation of functions in the form of their Sines
and Cosines. Most of the single valued functions which occur in applied

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mathematics can be expressed in form of series and such a series is called Fourier
series.

(Eq.1)

The series in Equation 1 is called a trigonometric series or Fourier

series. Expressing a function as a Fourier series is sometimes more
advantageous than expanding it as a power series. In particular,
astronomical phenomena are usually periodic, as are heartbeats, tides,
and vibrating strings, so it makes sense to express them in terms of
periodic functions.

Fourier revolutionized both mathematics and physics. Although similar

trigonometric series were previously used by Euler, d'Alembert, Daniel
Bernoulli and Gauss, Fourier believed that such trigonometric series
could represent arbitrary functions. In what sense that is actually true is
a somewhat subtle issue and the attempts over many years to clarify
this idea have led to important discoveries in the theories of
convergence, function spaces, and harmonic analysis.

Discontinuous Function-

A function that has a break, hole, or jump in the graphical representation.

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Here |x| is a discontinuous function and the discontinuity is at 0.

Introduction to the problem

Can a discontinuous function be developed in the

Fourier series? Comment.
Discussion on the problem-
As the computation for a discontinuous function in the form of
Fourier series must have some conditions to be fulfilled so, by
solving a number of problems we can get the conclusion from
each and put forward a set of conditions that must be fulfilled in
order to develop a discontinuous function in Fourier series.

Conditions of fourier expansion of any

function:
Any function f(x) can be developed as a fourier series
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Where a0 ,an, bn are constants

1. F(x) is periodic,single valued and finite.

2. F(x) has a finite number of discontinuities in a period.

Within the limits (c,c+2π)

Where c may be any constant.

WAVEFORMS IN FOURIER SERIES:

The Fourier theorem is fairly general and also applies to periodic functions that have
discontinuities and cannot be represented by a single analytic expression. For a periodic
function f(x), provided that the following conditions are satisfied (Dirichlet conditions): 

(a)    f(x) is defined and single-valued except (perhaps) at a finite number in (-T, T),
(b)    f(x) is periodic outside (-T, T) with period 2T,
(c)    f(x) and f΄(x) are piecewise continuous in (-T, T), then f(x) can be expressed by
the following series: 

 
Where,

 
Some simple examples of Fourier series are those of square, triangular and sawtooth waveforms: 
Square waveform

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Triangular waveform

 
Sawtooth waveform

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 Functions having points of discontinuity

Let,
F(x)=¥(x) a < x < c
=§(x) c < x < a + 2π
i.e. c is the point of discontinuity then Eulers formulae become,

Here c is the point of discontinuity. Both the limit on the left and the
right exist and are different.

AT SUCH A POINT FOURIER GIVES THE VALUE OF f(x) AS ARITHMETIC

MEAN OF THE TWO LIMITS.

i.e.

F(x)= ½ [ f(c - 0) + f(c + 0)]

LET US LOOK AT SOME EXAMPLES:

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Example 1- A simple Fourier series
We now use the formula above to give a Fourier series expansion of a very simple function.
Consider a sawtooth wave

In this case, the Fourier coefficients are given by

It can be proved that the Fourier series converges to ƒ(x) at every point x where ƒ is differentiable,
and therefore:

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Example-2 :Fourier's motivation

One notices that the Fourier series expansion of our function in example 1 looks much less
simple than the formula ƒ(x) = x, and so it is not immediately apparent why one would need this
Fourier series. While there are many applications, we cite Fourier's motivation of solving the
heat equation. For example, consider a metal plate in the shape of a square whose side measures
π meters, with coordinates (x, y) ∈ [0, π] × [0, π]. If there is no heat source within the plate, and if
three of the four sides are held at 0 degrees Celsius, while the fourth side, given by y = π, is
maintained at the temperature gradient T(x, π) = x degrees Celsius, for x in (0, π), then one can
show that the stationary heat distribution (or the heat distribution after a long period of time has
elapsed) is given by

Here, sin h is the hyperbolic sine function. This solution of the heat equation is obtained by
multiplying each term of Eq.1 by sinh(ny)/sinh(nπ). While our example function f(x) seems to
have a needlessly complicated Fourier series, the heat distribution T(x, y) is nontrivial. The
function T cannot be written as a closed-form expression. This method of solving the heat
problem was made possible by Fourier's work.

We can also define the Fourier series for functions of two variables x and y in the square
[−π, π]×[−π, π]:

Aside from being useful for solving partial differential equations such as the heat equation, one
notable application of Fourier series on the square is in image compression. In particular, the
jpeg image compression standard uses the two-dimensional discrete cosine transform, which is a
Fourier transform using the cosine basis functions.

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Properties of Fourier series:
We say that ƒ belongs to    if ƒ is a 2π-periodic function on R which is k times
differentiable, and its kth derivative is continuous.

 If ƒ is a 2π-periodic odd function, then an = 0  for all n.

 If ƒ is a 2π-periodic even function, then bn = 0  for all n.

 If ƒ is integral, , and This result is

known as the Riemann–Lévesque lemma.

 A doubly infinite sequence {an} in is the sequence of Fourier coefficients of a

function in L1[0,2π] if and only if it is a convolution of two sequences in .

 If , then the Fourier coefficients of the derivative f' can be expressed

in terms of the Fourier coefficients of the function f, via the formula
.

 If , then . In particular, since tends to

zero, we have that tends to zero, which means that the Fourier coefficients
converge to zero faster than the kth power of n.

 Parseval's theorem. If , then

 Plancherel's theorem. If are coefficients and then

there is a unique function such that for every n.

 The first convolution theorem states that if ƒ and g are in L1([−π, π]), then
, where ƒ ∗ g denotes the 2π-periodic convolution of ƒ and
g. (The factor 2π is not necessary for 1-periodic functions.)

 The second convolution theorem states that .

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 Conclusion
From the above two examples we must conclude the necessary conditions are as follows-

1. f must be periodic with period 2π

2. f must be piecewise continuous

3. at each position x = q where f is discontinuous, we must have

Hence, I conclude that a discontinuous function can be represented as a

fourier expansion by taking arithmetic mean around the limit.

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 Conway, J. H. and Fung, F. Y. The Sensual (Quadratic) Form. Washington,
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