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I've come to realize that the Fourier transform of an already Fourier transformed signal gives the time-reversal signal.

$$\mathcal F(\mathcal F(x(t)))=x(−t)$$

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However, my question is, if Fourier transformation is applied to the magnitude of the Fourier transformed signal (excluding phase information), is there a way to interpret the returned signal?

$$\mathcal F\{|\mathcal F\{x\}|\}=?$$

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If it were the squared magnitude, the result would be the auto-correlation function, apart from a time inversion and possibly a scaling factor. If it's just the magnitude, then the result can be characterized as the only even function that has the same Fourier transform magnitude as the original function.

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  • $\begingroup$ Can you elaborate a little more on the last sentence, or provide some related references? $\endgroup$
    – 陈俊仕
    Mar 29 at 7:05

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