Projection of f : E → ℂ onto a subspace V ⊂ E, defined by integrating out
the orthogonal directions: (π_V f)(y) = ∫_{V^⊥} f(y + z) dμ_perp(z).
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For ξ ∈ V and z ∈ V^⊥, the orthogonal component drops out of the inner
product: ⟨y + z, ξ⟩_E = ⟨y, ξ⟩_V. This identifies the phase appearing in the
Fourier integral on E with the phase on V.
Fourier projection dictionary lemma. For any subspace V ⊂ E and any frequency
ξ ∈ V,
$$\widehat{\pi_V f}(\xi) = \hat f(\xi),$$
i.e. the Fourier transform of the projection π_V f at ξ ∈ V equals the
Fourier transform of f at the same ξ viewed in E. The proof unfolds both
Fourier integrals, uses Fubini on the splitting E = V ⊕ V^⊥, and observes that
the phase e(-⟨x, ξ⟩) depends only on the V-component of x (since ξ ∈ V).