Fourier series expansion

The Fourier series expansion is the process of representing a function fL2([π,π]) as a sum of complex exponentials:

f(x)=nZcneinx,

where the coefficients cn are given by:

cn=12πππf(x)einxdx.

This expansion is valid in the L2 sense, meaning the series converges to f in the L2 norm.

It induces a isomorphism between l2 and L2.

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