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Use $\hat{f}(\lambda )=(2\pi {)}^{-1/2}{\int }_{\mathbb{R}}{e}^{-i\lambda x}f(x)dx$. The transform statement requires sufficient decay and regularity for the transform and its derivatives; functions in the Schwartz space suffice, and all the functions constructed below belong to that space. Integration by parts twice and differentiation under the integral giveTransforming the differential equation therefore givesThe differential equation by itself does not ensure that an ordinary Fourier transform exists: $f=e^{x^2/2}$ solves it with $\mu =1$ but grows too rapidly. Thus the usual transformability assumptions are implicit in this part.