2. Discrete Fourier Transform

Define the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) of positions and momenta:

$\displaystyle \tilde{x}_k$ $\displaystyle = \frac{1}{\sqrt{N}} \sum_{j=0}^{N-1} x_j e^{-i k j},$ $\displaystyle x_j$ $\displaystyle = \frac{1}{\sqrt{N}} \sum_{k=0}^{N-1} \tilde{x}_k e^{i k j},$ (33)
$\displaystyle \tilde{p}_k$ $\displaystyle = \frac{1}{\sqrt{N}} \sum_{j=0}^{N-1} p_j e^{-i k j},$ $\displaystyle p_j$ $\displaystyle = \frac{1}{\sqrt{N}} \sum_{k=0}^{N-1} \tilde{p}_k e^{i k j},$ (34)

with $k = 2\pi n / N$, $n = 0, \dots, N-1$.