Discrete Pauli pairs

Abstract

We determine sharp density thresholds for when discrete Pauli pairs with Gaussian decay must be classical Pauli pairs. More precisely, we identify when equality of the sampled moduli of two functions and their Fourier transforms forces equality of the global moduli in time and frequency, thereby answering a question of Ramos and Sousa. We also determine the sharp threshold for when discrete Pauli pairs must be weak Pauli pairs, where either the time-side or the frequency-side moduli agree identically. These can both be seen as phaseless versions of the results of Kulikov, Nazarov, and Sodin on Fourier uniqueness pairs.