We know that the Fourier transform of a Gaussian function is Gaussian function itself.
Can anyone give one or more functions which have themselves as Fourier transform?
[Math] Which function’s Fourier transform is the function itself
fourier analysis
Best Answer
Pick a function $f$ that is reasonable enough for the inversion formula to hold (e.g. take $f$ in Schwartz space, which contains the Gaussian among other functions). If $\mathcal{F}$ denotes the linear transformation which takes $f$ to its Fourier transform, then it's easy to check that $\mathcal{F}^{4}$ is the identity map. In particular, by playing some games you find that $$g \ = \ f + \mathcal{F}(f) + \mathcal{F}^{2}(f) + \mathcal{F}^{3}(f) $$ is fixed by $\mathcal{F}$. So $g$ is its own Fourier transform.
This argument doesn't produce a concrete function, but it at least shows you that the Gaussian is far from the only function that is equal to its own Fourier transform. If you want a more specific example, you can show that $(\cosh \pi x)^{-1}$ is its own Fourier transform (use contour integration and the residue theorem).