Fourier Series--Square Wave

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FourierSeriesSquareWave

Consider a square wave f(x) of length 2L. Over the range [0,2L], this can be written as

f(x)=2[H(x/L)-H(x/L-1)]-1,

(1)

where H(x) is the Heaviside step function. Since f(x)=f(2L-x), the function is odd, so a_0=a_n=0, and

[画像: b_n=1/Lint_0^(2L)f(x)sin((npix)/L)dx ]

(2)

reduces to

b_n = [画像:2/Lint_0^Lf(x)sin((npix)/L)dx]

(3)

= [画像:4/(npi)sin^2(1/2npi)]

(4)

= [画像:2/(npi)[1-(-1)^n]]

(5)

= [画像:4/(npi){0 n even; 1 n odd.]

(6)

The Fourier series is therefore

[画像: f(x)=4/pisum_(n=1,3,5,...)^infty1/nsin((npix)/L). ]

(7)

See also

Fourier Series, Fourier Series--Sawtooth Wave, Fourier Series--Triangle Wave, Gibbs Phenomenon, Square Wave

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