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In Chapter 2, we looked at a version of Parseval's theorem for the Fourier series. Here, we will look at a similar version of this theorem for the Fourier transform. Recall that the energy of a signal is given by

e x = - x ( t ) 2 d t

If the energy is finite then x ( t ) is an energy signal, as described in Chapter 1. Suppose x ( t ) is an energy signal, then the autocorrelation function is defined as

r x ( t ) = x ( t ) * x ( - t )

It can be shown that r x ( t ) is an even function of t and that r x ( 0 ) = e x (see Exercises). The Fourier transform of r x ( t ) is given by X ( j Ω ) X ( j Ω ) * = X ( j Ω ) 2 . If follows that

e x = 1 2 π - X ( j Ω ) 2 e j Ω t d Ω t = 0 = 1 2 π - X ( j Ω ) 2 d Ω

Which is Parseval's theorem for the Fourier transform.

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Source:  OpenStax, Signals, systems, and society. OpenStax CNX. Oct 07, 2012 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10965/1.15
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