fourier transform in higher dimensions



Hi,

I am studying transform methods for solving pdes and I am having
trouble seeing how transform properties for one variable generalize to
higher dimensions. For instance, i can show that:

F( u'(x) ) = (i*w)*F( u(x) )
F( u''(x) ) = (i*w)^2*F( u(x) )

or something similar, depending on how you define the fourier
transform. I can also see that in multiple dimensions:

F( laplacian(u(x1,...,xn)) ) = (I*w)^2*F( u(x1,..,xn) )

since the laplacian just gives a scalar for u: R^n->R and the transform
is linear

But what about vector functions? For instance,
is F( Grad(u(x1,..,xn)) ) = (i*w)*F( u(x1,..,xn) ) ?

If so, how can I see that this indeed should be the case.

Thank you for your help!

Cheers,
Sergey

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