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Fast Fourier transform: History, Applications & Research

A fast Fourier transform (FFT) is an algorithm that computes the discrete Fourier transform (DFT), or its inverse (IDFT), of a sequence. A Fourier transform converts a signal from its original domain (often time or space) to a representation in the frequency domain and vice versa.

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Fast Fourier transform topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Applications and Research as prominent areas in the source structure around Fast Fourier transform.

Related topics
130
Source areas
11
Connected nodes
141
Extracted relationships
25
Related term clusters
45
Bridge connections
141

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Algorithms · 23 topics
Overview · 22 topics
Computational issues · 20 topics
History · 19 topics
Applications · 16 topics
Multidimensional FFTs · 8 topics
Research areas · 8 topics
Alternatives · 4 topics
FFT algorithms specialized for real or symmetric data · 4 topics
Other generalizations · 4 topics
Definition · 2 topics

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Overview

History

Definition

Algorithms

FFT algorithms specialized for real or symmetric data

Computational issues

Multidimensional FFTs

Other generalizations

Applications

Alternatives

Research areas

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How Fast Fourier transform connects Entity context

The extracted context around Fast Fourier transform shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Fast Fourier transform → Burrus, CPU, DFT, DFTs, Duhamel, FFT, Following, Fourier, Frigo, Heideman, Johnson, Moreover, Omega, Shmuel Winograd, Theta. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Fast Fourier transform

Top relations

related to Bounds on complexity and operation counts · 15
Fast Fourier transform → Burrus, CPU, DFT, DFTs, Duhamel, FFT, Following, Fourier, Frigo, Heideman, Johnson, Moreover, Omega, Shmuel Winograd, Theta

Important terminology

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Important terminology

fft algorithm algorithms dft textstyle log fourier tukey transform cooley complexity displaystyle fast transforms data many real ffts time isbn

Fast Fourier transform relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 25 structured relationships around Fast Fourier transform. Examples in this analysis include multiplications by 1 → instance of → operations can be saved by eliminating trivial operations and the split-radix FFT have their own names as well → instance of → and other variants. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
multiplications by 1instance ofoperations can be saved by eliminating trivial operations0.80text
leaving about 30 million operationsinstance ofoperations can be saved by eliminating trivial operations0.80text
the split-radix FFT have their own names as wellinstance ofand other variants0.80text
cache or CPU pipeline optimization.Following work by Shmuel Winogradinstance ofalthough actual performance on modern-day computers is determined by many other factors0.80text
astronomyinstance ofResearch areasBig FFTsWith the explosion of big data in fields0.80text
the need for 512K FFTs has arisen for certain interferometry calculationsinstance ofResearch areasBig FFTsWith the explosion of big data in fields0.80text
WMAPinstance ofThe data collected by projects0.80text
LIGO require FFTs of tens of billions of pointsinstance ofThe data collected by projects0.80text
MRIinstance ofApproximate FFTsFor applications0.80text
it is necessary to compute DFTs for nonuniformly spaced grid points and/or frequenciesinstance ofApproximate FFTsFor applications0.80text
Fast Fourier transformrelated to Bounds on complexity and operation countsFourier0.60section
Fast Fourier transformrelated to Bounds on complexity and operation countsDFTs0.60section

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around Fast Fourier transform bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Fourier, Transform and Transforms. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

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    • Tukey
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Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Fast Fourier transform, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Fast Fourier transform with Algorithms. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

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Fast Fourier transform — Algorithms · splits 118 ⟂ 24
Fast Fourier transform — Overview · splits 119 ⟂ 23
Fast Fourier transform — Computational issues · splits 121 ⟂ 21
Fast Fourier transform — History · splits 122 ⟂ 20
Fast Fourier transform — Applications · splits 125 ⟂ 17
Fast Fourier transform — Multidimensional FFTs · splits 133 ⟂ 9
Fast Fourier transform — Research areas · splits 133 ⟂ 9
Fast Fourier transform — FFT algorithms specialized for real or symmetric data · splits 137 ⟂ 5
Fast Fourier transform — Other generalizations · splits 137 ⟂ 5
Fast Fourier transform — Alternatives · splits 137 ⟂ 5
Fast Fourier transform — Definition · splits 139 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Fast Fourier transform

Nodes142
Edges141
Triples25
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014085
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Fast Fourier transform to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Applications & Research, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Fast Fourier transform · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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