Definition 5.1.1: Let L > 0. A function f : ℝ → ℂ is periodic with period L if for every x : ℝ, one has f (x + L) = f x.
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- IsPeriodicWithPeriod L f = (0 < L ∧ Function.Periodic f L)
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Definition 5.1.2 (ℤ-periodic and Lℤ-periodic):
A function f : ℝ → ℂ is ℤ-periodic iff it is 1-periodic, i.e.
f (x + 1) = f x for all x : ℝ.
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- IsZPeriodic f = Function.Periodic f 1
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A function is Lℤ-periodic when it is periodic with positive period L.
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- IsLZPeriodic L f = IsPeriodicWithPeriod L f
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Definition 5.1.3 (Integer part and fractional part): for x : ℝ, [x] is the unique
integer k : ℤ such that k ≤ x < k + 1.
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- integerPart x = ⌊x⌋
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The fractional part of x : ℝ, defined by {x} = x - [x].
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- fractionalPart x = x - ↑(integerPart x)
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Helper for Example 5.1.2: periodicity is preserved when viewing a real-valued periodic function as complex-valued via coercion.
Helper for Example 5.1.2: base 2π-periodicity for sin, cos, and x ↦ exp(ix) in the
ℝ → ℂ setting.
Helper for Example 5.1.2: if f is L-periodic, then it is periodic with period Lk for
every integer k.
Helper for Example 5.1.2: the identity map x ↦ x (viewed as ℝ → ℂ) is not periodic with
any positive period.
Helper for Example 5.1.2: the constant function 1 is periodic with every positive period.
Example 5.1.2: sin x, cos x, and exp(ix) are 2π-periodic, hence periodic with period 2πk for every integer k; the identity function is not periodic with positive period, while the constant function 1 is L-periodic for every L > 0.
Helper for Corollary 5.1.1: IsPeriodicWithPeriod implies integer-shift invariance by L.
Helper for Corollary 5.1.1: specialization to unit period gives k-shift invariance.
Corollary 5.1.1 (kL-shift invariance): If f : ℝ → ℂ is L-periodic, then f (x + kL) = f x for all x : ℝ and k : ℤ. In particular, if f is 1-periodic, then f (x + k) = f x for all k : ℤ.
Example 5.1.4: For n : ℤ, the functions x ↦ cos(2πnx), x ↦ sin(2πnx), and
x ↦ exp(2πinx) are all ℤ-periodic (equivalently 1-periodic). Another ℤ-periodic
function is the square wave.
Helper for Lemma 5.1.5a: a continuous ℤ-periodic function has bounded range.
Lemma 5.1.5a (Basic properties of C(ℝ/ℤ;ℂ) (a), Boundedness): if
f : ℝ → ℂ is continuous and ℤ-periodic, then f is bounded.
Helper for Lemma 5.1.5b: closure of continuous ℤ-periodic functions under addition.
Helper for Lemma 5.1.5b: closure of continuous ℤ-periodic functions under subtraction.
Helper for Lemma 5.1.5b: closure of continuous ℤ-periodic functions under multiplication.
Helper for Lemma 5.1.5b: closure of continuous ℤ-periodic functions under scalar multiplication.
Lemma 5.1.5b (Basic properties of C(ℝ/ℤ;ℂ) (b), vector space and algebra properties):
if f, g : ℝ → ℂ are continuous and ℤ-periodic, then f + g, f - g, and f * g
are continuous and ℤ-periodic; and for any scalar c : ℂ, c • f is continuous and
ℤ-periodic.
Helper for Lemma 5.1.5c: a uniform limit of eventually continuous maps is continuous.
Helper for Lemma 5.1.5c: periodicity of each approximant gives eventual equality of shifted evaluation sequences.
Helper for Lemma 5.1.5c: the uniform limit inherits the unit-shift identity.
Helper for Lemma 5.1.5c: a uniform limit of ℤ-periodic functions is ℤ-periodic.
Lemma 5.1.5c (Basic properties of C(ℝ/ℤ;ℂ) (c), closure under uniform limits): if (fₙ) is a sequence of continuous ℤ-periodic functions converging uniformly to f, then f is continuous and ℤ-periodic.