Suppose that the vjj=1Nvjj=1N are a finite-dimensional
orthobasis. In this case we have
x
^
=
∑
j
=
1
N
x
,
v
j
v
j
.
x
^
=
∑
j
=
1
N
x
,
v
j
v
j
.
(1)
But what if x∈ span (vj)=Vx∈ span (vj)=V already? Then we simply have
x
=
∑
j
=
1
N
x
,
v
j
v
j
x
=
∑
j
=
1
N
x
,
v
j
v
j
(2)
for all x∈Vx∈V. This is often called the “reproducing formula”. In infinite dimensions, if VV has an orthobasis vjj=1∞vjj=1∞ and x∈Vx∈V has
∑
j
=
1
∞
x
,
v
j
2
<
∞
∑
j
=
1
∞
x
,
v
j
2
<
∞
(3)
then we can write
x
=
∑
j
=
1
∞
x
,
v
j
v
j
.
x
=
∑
j
=
1
∞
x
,
v
j
v
j
.
(4)
In other words, xx is perfectly captured by the list of numbers x,v1,x,v2,...x,v1,x,v2,...
Sound familiar?
- V=CnV=Cn, vkvk is the standard basis.
- V=L2-π,πV=L2-π,π, vkt=12πejktvkt=12πejkt
For any f∈Vf∈V we have
ft=
∑
k=-∞
∞
cxvxft=
∑
k=-∞
∞
cxvx
(6)
where
ck=f,vk=12π∫-ππfte-jktdt.ck=f,vk=12π∫-ππfte-jktdt.
(7)
The general lesson is that we can recreate a vector xx in an inner product space from the coefficients x,vkx,vk. We can think of x,vkx,vk as
“transform coefficients.”