A generalized Fourier transform and convolution on time scales

In this paper, we develop some important Fourier analysis tools in the context of time scales. In particular, we present a generalized Fourier transform in this context as well as a critical inversion result. This leads directly to a convolution for signals on two (possibly distinct) time scales as well as several natural classes of time scales which arise in this setting: dilated, closed under addition, and additively idempotent. We explore the properties of these time scales and demonstrate the utility of these concepts in discrete convolution, Mellin convolution, and transformations of a random variable. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved