In mathematics, the Poisson summation formula is an equation that relates the Fourier series coefficients of the periodic summation of a function to values of the function's continuous Fourier transform. Consequently, the periodic summation of a function is completely defined by discrete samples of the original function's Fourier transform. And conversely, the periodic summation of a function's Fourier transform is completely defined by discrete samples of the original function. The Poisson summation formula was discovered by Siméon Denis Poisson and is sometimes called Poisson resummation.
For a smooth, complex valued function on which decays at infinity with all derivatives (Schwartz function), the Poisson summation formula states that
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where is the Fourier transform of , i.e., The summation formula can be restated in many equivalent ways, but a simple one is the following.[1] Suppose that and is a unimodular lattice in . Then the periodization of , which is defined as the sum converges in the norm of to an function having Fourier series where is the dual lattice to . (Note that the Fourier series on the right-hand side need not converge in or otherwise.)