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11:00 PM
23 hours ago, by robjohn
Note that $e^{-\pi x^2}$ is its own Fourier Transform, then $$
\begin{align}
\int\left(\int f(x)\;e^{-2\pi ix\xi}\;\mathrm{d}x\right)e^{-\pi\xi^2\epsilon}e^{-2\pi iy\xi}\;\mathrm{d}\xi
&=\int f(x)\left(\int \;e^{-2\pi ix\xi}\;e^{-\pi\xi^2\epsilon}e^{-2\pi iy\xi}\;\mathrm{d}\xi\right)\mathrm{d}x\\
&=\int f(x)\left(\int\;e^{-\pi\xi^2\epsilon}e^{-2\pi i(x+y)\xi}\;\mathrm{d}\xi\right)\mathrm{d}x\\
&=\int f(x)\;\frac{1}{\sqrt{\epsilon}}e^{-\pi(x+y)^2/\epsilon}\;\mathrm{d}x
\end{align}
$$
and let $\epsilon\to0$
You get $\mathcal{F}^2f(x)=f(-x)$
 
@Rofler still thinkin about it
 
oh wait, it's trivial
ya
nevermind
 
haha can you explain why it's trivial
 
the maximal ideals are coprime
so
 
@robjohn Hmm, yes, I can see it symbolically :-). I was just thinking. "So we take the Fourier transform and we get the frequency spectrum, now we take it again and we get our function back" "Huh?". Just was wondering if it made sense physically.
 
11:04 PM
this implies m is coprime to A
so
mA is distinct from A
(product of coprime ideals is equal to their intersection)
 
sweet
glad i couldn't help whaha
 
kk thanks
:P
 
@JonasTeuwen I don't think I have seen anything simpler. For Fourier series you have the orthogonality of the characters and that leads you to the Fourier inversion there. Here, you have to do a bit of work to get the inversion. I could easily be missing something.
 
Okay :-).
I was trying to think like a physicist 8-).
 
and its not really the function back since you get $f(-x)$
ah, my internet is back. My cable had gone down, so I had to go through my cell phone.
 
11:16 PM
Right. That was a nap.
 
pretty epic nap
 
Tell me about it.
 
@AsafKaragila okay, about that answer from yesterday :-)
 
What about it?
 
@AsafKaragila you said I should remind you to look at my answer to see if it is more understandable than Didier's :-)
I am confused as to why Didier got more votes for answering less of the question. :-)
 
11:21 PM
$$\mathsf{W}$$
 
and he just got another upvote!
 
aw poor guy
 
I cannot believe that people miss my GI Joe reference!
I even included a link.
 
i've never seen GI Joe
 
11:28 PM
We had a dubbed version with the most awesomest intro song EVER.
 
wow
 
In Europe the series was called Action Force.
 
we never had GI joe toys
we had action man
i think there was a cartoon of it
I'm beginning to think the question I put up is unsolvable
 
Now... how to make two votes in 20 minutes?
 
@AsafKaragila :-p
 
11:40 PM
I'm fairly close to the cap. I just need a quick reach around. :-P
 
I think it has something to do with getting people to vote on your answers :-O
 
Yes, I obviously need to answer something or edit something in order to get two votes by midnight (UTC) or else!
 
i upvoted some profound answers you gave
 
Oh cool.
Now I have hit the 205 points, leaving me with one more possible upvote but still counting this day towards Epic.
Also, two more on that Russell answer and I'm finally gonna get that Guru!
 
is that a medal
 
11:45 PM
Badge, yes.
 
Ah ok
 
Robjohn, however, needs no stinkin' badges.
 
I tried to help someone today with commutative algebra
But they answered their own question before I could work it out
 
I thought about mentioning a situation where the continuum is in a way larger than all the $\aleph$'s, but it's very artificial and without some knowledge about forcing and some idea about models of set theory this is going to be very confusing.
 
CAn i ask you a question
or are you still sleepy
 
11:54 PM
@AsafKaragila I don't? what badge do you need?
 
@robjohn I want to have a "Tenured professor" ID card for the university. It's like a badge.
 
I need rep to get badges. I got no rep for a couple of days. :-p
@AsafKaragila those are nice
 
I know.
 
you already have 205, do you need to cap?
 
I don't have to cap for the day to count towards Epic, but it's always nice to cap.
Especially since it's almost midnight UTC so the cap is not a real limitation.
 
11:57 PM
you've now capped.
 
And you got some stinkin' badgers.
@PaulSlevin You can try, keep in mind that I'm not too proficient in singular cardinals stuff - I know a few theorems and there was a point in time when I could prove those but that point is gone.
 
wow, 3 badges.
 

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