If I have two periodic functions so that X=X(t) and Y=X(t+alpha), with α unknown is there a way to extract alpha from X−Y?

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2022-10-26

If two periodic functions so that X = X ( t ) and Y = X ( t + α ), with α unknown is there a way to extract α from X Y?

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Tania Alvarado

Tania Alvarado

Beginner2022-10-27Added 15 answers

No, let X ( t ) be any periodic function with period p. Then any α = n p for integer n results in the zero function:
X ( t ) Y ( t ) = X ( t ) X ( t + α ) = 0.

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