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Re: FourierTransform of Sinc Function

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• Subject: [mg44311] Re: FourierTransform of Sinc Function
• From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
• Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 10:00:34 -0500 (EST)
• Organization: Universitaet Leipzig
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Hi,

what is mysterious on

In[]:=FourierTransform[Sin[w*x]/x, x, k]

Out[]=(Sqrt[Pi/2]*(-Sign[k - w] + Sign[k + w]))/2

Regards
  Jens

Kieng wrote:
> 
> Dear All,
> 
>  I tested the Fourier Function on a sinc function which should give the
> top-hat but mathatmatica gave some mysterious plot that I don't understand.
> Anyone knows what is going on.
> 
> Thank you very much,
> Sorasak

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