Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2023 ib Paper 4 14A a Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-25
Take the Fourier transform in . Since , the transformed heat equation isThereforeThe given transform pair and the convolution theorem yield the heat-kernel solution
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2024 ib Paper 2 14B Solution Created 2026-09-23 Updated 2026-09-25
The convolution isWe claim that the -fold convolution isThis is true for . If it holds for and , thenand the convolution vanishes for . This is the gamma density from repeated exponential convolution.
The Fourier transform is
For Parseval identity, take . ThenUsing Fourier inversion at zero, which follows from the supplied delta identity,and the convolution theorem gives
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2025 ib Paper 3 5D Solution Created 2026-09-23 Updated 2026-10-03
Insert the transform definitions and use Fubini:For the indicator of ,Putting and in the convolution theorem givesand hence
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2025 iii Paper 129 2 b Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-25
Use normalized convolution and Fourier coefficients, and define the large spectrumBy the Parseval identity and ,so .
The convolution theorem givesIf , the part over is at mostbecause . On the complementary spectrum, and , so the contribution is less than . The required difference is therefore less than .
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2026 ii Paper 1 23H a Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-25
With the convention in convolution theorem, absolute integrability permits Fubini:
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If is orthogonal to every translate of , then the correlation vanishes. By convolution theorem,
almost everywhere. Since vanishes only at one point, a null set, almost everywhere. By Plancherel theorem, . Orthogonal-complement characterization proves density in .
almost everywhere. Since vanishes only at one point, a null set, almost everywhere. By Plancherel theorem, . Orthogonal-complement characterization proves density in .