The inverse Fourier transform of a convolution #
Mathlib's convolution theorem Real.fourier_mul_convolution_eq says that the Fourier transform of
the convolution of two integrable functions is the product of their Fourier transforms. Since the
inverse Fourier transform is the Fourier transform evaluated at -x
(Real.fourierInv_eq_fourier_neg), the same holds for the inverse Fourier transform:
𝓕⁻ (f₁ ⋆ f₂) = 𝓕⁻ f₁ * 𝓕⁻ f₂
(Real.fourierInv_mul_convolution_eq). Read backwards, this writes the pointwise product of two
functions with integrable Fourier transforms as the inverse Fourier transform of an integrable
function, which is how products are handled in Fourier-side Sobolev estimates.
The convolution theorem for the inverse Fourier transform. The inverse Fourier transform of the convolution of two integrable functions is the product of their inverse Fourier transforms.