Journal of Southwest University

Fourier transform and uncertainty principle

Liu Yuan-she

Published Jan 1, 2003• 1 citation

Abstract

Starting from the definition of Fourier transform, uncertainty principle in quantum mechanics is educed by the short term Fourier transform for the time variable signal. And the necessity of the relation between them is explained in this article.

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