Jake VanderPlas 8/28/2013

Understanding the FFT Algorithm

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This technical article dives into the Cooley-Tukey Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm, explaining the computational symmetries that make it efficient. It contrasts the naive O[N^2] Discrete Fourier Transform with the FFT's O[N log N] approach, provides the mathematical definitions, and demonstrates how to implement the FFT from scratch in Python, moving beyond standard library wrappers like NumPy and SciPy.

Understanding the FFT Algorithm

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