Generalized Fourier series
In
mathematical analysis, there are many potentially useful generalizations of
Fourier series. For a set of
square-integrable,
pairwise-orthogonal (with respect to some
weight function w(
x)) functions
the
generalized Fourier series of a
square-integrable function
f:[
a,
b] → C is
where the coefficients are determined by
The relation becomes equality if Φ is a complete set, i.e., an
orthonormal basis of the space of all square-integrable functions on [
a,
b], as opposed to a smaller orthonormal set, provided the convergence of the series is understood to be convergence in mean square and not necessarily pointwise convergence, nor convergence
almost everywhere.
Some theorems on the coefficients cn include:
Bessel's Inequality
Parseval's Theorem
If Φ is a complete set,
See also: orthonormal basis, orthogonal, square-integrable.