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.

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instanceOf integral transform
mathematical concept
appliedIn analytic continuation of Dirichlet series
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
analytic number theory
complex analysis
harmonic analysis
hasVariant discrete Mellin transform
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
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 NERFINISHED
Laplace transform NERFINISHED
bilateral Laplace transform
typicalCondition f(x) locally integrable on (0,∞)
s lies in a vertical strip of convergence in the complex plane
usedFor analysis of algorithms
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 NERFINISHED
Gamma function NERFINISHED
Riemann zeta function NERFINISHED
variableOfTransform complex variable s

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Multiplicative Number Theory hasKeyTool Mellin transforms
Hadamard fractional integral connectedTo Mellin transforms
this entity surface form: Mellin convolution
Dirichlet series relatedTo Mellin transforms
this entity surface form: Mellin transform