Hermite functions

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Hermite functions are a family of orthogonal functions built from Hermite polynomials and a Gaussian weight, widely used in quantum mechanics, signal processing, and approximation theory.

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instanceOf family of orthogonal functions
special functions
builtFrom Gaussian weight
Hermite polynomials NERFINISHED
definedOn real line
eigenfunctionsOf Fourier transform operator up to phase
harmonic oscillator differential operator
quantum harmonic oscillator Hamiltonian
form Hilbert space basis
complete orthonormal system in L2(R)
haveProperty rapid decay at infinity
real-valuedness for real arguments
smoothness
square integrability
namedAfter Charles Hermite NERFINISHED
normalizedVersionOf Hermite polynomials times Gaussian
orthogonalWithRespectTo Gaussian weight
Lebesgue measure with Gaussian weight
relatedTo Fourier transform NERFINISHED
Gaussian functions
Hermite polynomials NERFINISHED
Hermite–Gaussian modes NERFINISHED
Weber–Hermite differential equation NERFINISHED
harmonic oscillator operator
parabolic cylinder functions
satisfy Hermite differential equation in weighted form
completeness relations
orthogonality relations
recurrence relations
usedIn Fourier analysis NERFINISHED
Gabor analysis
Schrödinger equation NERFINISHED
approximation theory
basis function expansions
harmonic analysis
image processing
numerical analysis
optics
orthogonal expansions on the real line
pattern recognition
probability theory
quantum harmonic oscillator NERFINISHED
quantum mechanics NERFINISHED
signal expansion
signal processing
solution of differential equations
spectral decomposition
spectral methods
stochastic processes
time-frequency analysis
wave packet analysis

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Charles Hermite knownFor Hermite functions
this entity surface form: Hermite polynomials
Charles Hermite knownFor Hermite functions
Charles Hermite hasConceptNamedAfter Hermite functions
this entity surface form: Hermite polynomial
Charles Hermite hasConceptNamedAfter Hermite functions
this entity surface form: Hermite function
Edgeworth expansion uses Hermite functions
this entity surface form: Hermite polynomials