 Translation property of the Fourier transform (source code)

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= Translation property of the Fourier transform
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For the angular-frequency convention,
$$
\mathcal F[f(x-a)](k)=e^{-ika}\widehat f(k),
$$
so multiplication by a phase factor in frequency translates a function in physical space.

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