Mellin transforms
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Mellin transforms are integral transforms that convert functions into complex-variable representations, playing a central role in analytic number theory by linking arithmetic functions to Dirichlet series and zeta functions.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Mellin transform | 1 |
| Mellin convolution | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
integral transform
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mathematical concept ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
analytic continuation of Dirichlet series
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conformal field theory ⓘ image processing ⓘ modular forms ⓘ pattern recognition ⓘ physics ⓘ probability theory ⓘ quantum field theory ⓘ statistics ⓘ study of the Riemann zeta function ⓘ |
| convergenceDependsOn | growth of f(x) near 0 and ∞ ⓘ |
| definition | For a function f(x), the Mellin transform is M{f}(s) = ∫₀^∞ x^{s-1} f(x) dx when the integral converges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
analysis
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analytic number theory ⓘ complex analysis ⓘ harmonic analysis ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
discrete Mellin transform
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fractional Mellin transform ⓘ two-dimensional Mellin transform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| inverseTransform | f(x) = (1/2πi) ∫_{c-i∞}^{c+i∞} x^{-s} F(s) ds under suitable conditions ⓘ |
| kernel | x^{s-1} ⓘ |
| mapsFrom | functions on positive real numbers ⓘ |
| mapsTo | functions of a complex variable ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hjalmar Mellin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| property |
admits Parseval-type identities
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converts multiplicative convolution into ordinary products ⓘ has an inversion formula under suitable analytic conditions ⓘ turns scaling in the original variable into translation in the transform variable ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fourier transform
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Laplace transform NERFINISHED ⓘ bilateral Laplace transform ⓘ |
| typicalCondition |
f(x) locally integrable on (0,∞)
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s lies in a vertical strip of convergence in the complex plane ⓘ |
| usedFor |
analysis of algorithms
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evaluation of integrals ⓘ linking arithmetic functions to Dirichlet series ⓘ linking arithmetic functions to zeta functions ⓘ representation of functions as complex-variable functions ⓘ scale-invariant signal analysis ⓘ solution of differential equations ⓘ study of asymptotic expansions ⓘ |
| usedWith |
Dirichlet L-functions
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Gamma function NERFINISHED ⓘ Riemann zeta function NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| variableOfTransform | complex variable s ⓘ |
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