RE: Re: FourierTransform problem
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- Subject: [mg35139] RE: [mg35118] Re: FourierTransform problem
- From: "DrBob" <majort at cox-internet.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 19:55:28 -0400 (EDT)
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David's original code, unmodified, works just fine in version 4.1. The cost of a student version is about $140. Spend it. You can't take it with you. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: JDW [mailto:wempenj at asme.org] To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net Subject: [mg35139] [mg35118] Re: FourierTransform problem David Turner <dturner at faulkner.edu> wrote in message news:<af6hts$ll4$1 at smc.vnet.net>... > Hello, > > I am using Mathematica for Students 3.0.1 with Windows 98. When I execute > the following code, I get the error messages below: > > In[1]:= > <<Calculus`FourierTransform` > > In[2]:= > Clear[fx, fw, a] > > In[3]:= > a:=1 > > In[4]:= > fx[x_]:=Exp[-Abs[x*a]] > > In[5]:= > fw[w_]:=InverseFourierTransform[fx[x], x, w] > > In[6]:= > Plot[fw[w], {w, -5*a,5*a}] > > Plot::plnr : fw[w] is not a machine-size real number at w = -5.. > Plot::plnr : fw[w] is not a machine-size real number at w = -4.59433.. > Plot::plnr : fw[w] is not a machine-size real number at w = -4.15191.. > General:: stop : Further output of Plot::plnr will be suppressed during this > calculation. > > Does anyone know where I might obtain a corrected FourierTransform.m package > for Mathematica 3.0.1? My copy is dated 7/21/97. I contacted Wolfram about > this matter. However, they told me they no longer support version 3.0. I > appreciate any help you may provide. > > Thanks. > > David David, The problem doed not exist in the FourierTransform package but in your function deffinition. You have used the SetDelayed operator (:=) to define all your fuctions. This holdes the function unevaluated and is evaluated afresh each time it is called. You have several options to fix this. Evlauate fx[x] in the fw[w] function (very slow for plotting the function fx[x] must me evlauted afresh for each point the the plot) fw[w_] := InverseFourierTransform[Evaluate[fx[x]], x, w] or you may evlautate the fw[w] function in the plot command (slightly faster) Plot[Evaluate[fw[w]], {w, -5*a, 5*a}] or best yet don't use the := operator when you don't need to. Needs["Calculus`FourierTransform`"] Clear[fx, fw, a] a = 1; fx[x_] = Exp[-Abs[x*a]]; fw[w_] = InverseFourierTransform[fx[x], x, w]; Plot[fw[w], {w, -5*a, 5*a}] Also you can avoid shadowing problems (they can be quite confusing) by using the Needs[] function to read in packages rather than <<. --JDW