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Offline CujoTopic starter

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Dirac delta function integral
« on: March 21, 2021, 04:17:58 am »
I have no idea how to solve this Dirac delta function integral. So I would like some help please?  :)
 

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Re: Dirac delta function integral
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2021, 04:39:10 am »
Is delta prime in this notation a standard Dirac function, or does the prime means something here?

If it is a plain Dirac function, then it would be exp(5*0). In general an integral from a to b of f(x)*delta(x-c) is f(c) for a < c < b, 1/2*f(c) if c == a or c == b, or 0 otherwise.
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Re: Dirac delta function integral
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2021, 04:44:40 am »
Is delta prime in this notation a standard Dirac function, or does the prime means something here?

If it is a plain Dirac function, then it would be exp(5*0). In general an integral from a to b of f(x)*delta(x-c) is f(c) for a < c < b, 1/2*f(c) if c == a or c == b, or 0 otherwise.

I think its the derivative of the delta function? The question doesn't say. It just says solve the integrals with no context.
 

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Re: Dirac delta function integral
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2021, 04:58:02 am »
I'm not sure if it apples to the Dirac function (partially because it is not really a function), but there is a thing where int(-inf, +inf) [f(x)*g'(x)dx] = -int(-inf, +inf) [f'(x)*g(x)dx].

I'm also not sure how this translates to definite integrals. But that may be at least direction for reseach.
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Re: Dirac delta function integral
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2021, 04:59:54 am »
Huh.  I always thought the dirac delta function was non-differentiable but according to wikipedia you can define a differential distribution by integrating by parts the definition of the delta function.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirac_delta_function#Distributional_derivatives

If you evaluate that formula you get -5 * exp(5*t) | t=0 = -5
 
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Re: Dirac delta function integral
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2021, 05:05:54 am »
Huh.  I always thought the dirac delta function was non-differentiable but according to wikipedia you can define a differential distribution by integrating by parts the definition of the delta function.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirac_delta_function#Distributional_derivatives

If you evaluate that formula you get -5 * exp(5*t) | t=0 = -5

This seems 100% correct, if you write the derivative delta function in Leibniz's notation, the dt cancels with the integral and your left with two "functions" multiplying together, hence use by parts.

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