On the Clifford-Fourier Transform

Abstract

For functions that take values in the Clifford algebra, we study the Clifford-Fourier transform on $R^m$ defined with a kernel function $K(x,y) := e^{\frac{i \pi}{2} \Gamma_{y}}e^{-i <x,y>}$, replacing the kernel $e^{i <x,y>}$ of the ordinary Fourier transform, where $\Gamma_{y} := - \sum_{j<k} e_{j}e_{k} (y_{j} \partial_{y_{k}} - y_{k}\partial_{y_{j}})$. An explicit formula of $K(x,y)$ is derived, which can be further simplified to a finite sum of Bessel functions when $m$ is even. The closed formula of the kernel allows us to study the Clifford-Fourier transform and prove the inversion formula, for which a generalized translation operator and a convolution are defined and used.