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How to calculate the Fourier transform of Sinc[b (ω1 - ω2)]?

I would like to calculate the Fourier transform of Sinc[ b (ω1 - ω2)], but there are some problems as follows:


My target is

$\int _{-\infty }^{\infty }\int _{-\infty }^{\infty }\text{Sinc}(b (\text{$\omega_1$}-\text{$\omega_2$})) e^{-i \text{$ \omega_1 t_1$} } e^{-i \text{$ \omega_2 t_2 $} } d \text{$\omega_1$} d\text{$\omega_2$} =\frac{2 \pi ^2}{b} \Pi \left(\frac{\text{$t_1$}}{2 b}\right) \delta (\text{$t_1$}+\text{$t_2$})$


The problem is as follow:

I use the following code

    Assuming[{b >0 }, FourierTransform[  Sinc[b (ω1 - ω2)], {ω1, ω2}, {t1, t2}, \!\(TraditionalForm\`FourierParameters -> {1, \(-1\)}\)]]

After runing the above code for a long time, the out put is

    (I \[Pi] DiracDelta[t1+t2] (-Log[I b-I t1]+Log[-I b+I t1]+Log[-I (b+t1)]-Log[I (b+t1)]))/b

It can be further simplified to be 0, because

    Log[-I (b - t1)] + Log[-I (b + t1)] - Log[I (b - t1)] - Log[I (b + t1)]

    = Log[I (b - t1)*I (b + t1)] - Log[I (b - t1)*I (b + t1)]

    = Log[-b^2 + t1^2] - Log[-b^2 + t1^2]

    = 0

This means $\int _{-\infty }^{\infty }\int _{-\infty }^{\infty }\text{Sinc}(b (\text{$\omega_1$}-\text{$\omega_2$})) e^{-i \text{$ \omega_1 t_1$} } e^{-i \text{$ \omega_2 t_2 $} } d \text{$t_1$} d\text{$t_2$} =0$ ??

How to solve this porblem?


Clue 1: $Sinc[ω1 - ω2]$

    FourierTransform[ Sinc[ω1 - ω2], {ω1, ω2}, {t1,   t2}, \!\(TraditionalForm\`FourierParameters -> {1, \(-1\)}\)]

The result is $ π^2 DiracDelta[t1 + t2] (Sign[1 - t1] + Sign[1 + t1]) $.

But in Mathematica, (Sign[1 - t1] + Sign[1 + t1]) does not equal to 2 UnitBox[t1/2], because FullSimplify[Sign[1 - t1] + Sign[1 + t1] - 2 UnitBox[t1/2]] = Piecewise[{{-1, t1 == -1 || t1 == 1}}, 0]


Clue 2: $Sinc[b ω]$

    FourierTransform[ Sinc[b ω], {ω}, {t}, \!\(TraditionalForm\`FourierParameters -> {1, \(-1\)}\)]

The result is $ \frac{\pi}{2 b} (Sign[b - t] + Sign[b + t])$.


Clue 3: $Sinc[3 (ω1 - ω2)]$

    Assuming[{a > b },  FourierTransform[Sinc[3 (ω1 - ω2)], {ω1, ω2}, {t1, t2}, \!\(TraditionalForm\`FourierParameters -> {1, \(-1\)}\)]]

The result is 0.


Any comment or suggestion would be highly appreciated.

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