 Inverse Fourier transforms of phase factors (source code)

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= Inverse Fourier transforms of phase factors
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For the angular-frequency convention,
$$
\mathcal F^{-1}[e^{ika}]=\delta(x+a),
\qquad
\mathcal F^{-1}[e^{-ika}]=\delta(x-a).
$$
Consequently cosine transforms to the half-sum of the two shifted deltas, while sine transforms to their signed difference divided by $2i$.

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