Dirac delta and singular distributions: The general non-good function case

A rigorous approach for defining Dirac type singular distributions is detailed for the case where the distribution is to be applied to functions that are normally to be considered in physical applications and which are outside formal distribution theory. Four principles that underpin singular distri...

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Main Author: Howard, Roy
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42024
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description A rigorous approach for defining Dirac type singular distributions is detailed for the case where the distribution is to be applied to functions that are normally to be considered in physical applications and which are outside formal distribution theory. Four principles that underpin singular distributions are detailed. The approach is applied to examples in the recent literature and the limitations of several conclusions is made clear. A non-linear distribution which extracts the number of zero crossings of a function is defined.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-420242017-02-28T01:39:37Z Dirac delta and singular distributions: The general non-good function case Howard, Roy Publication managed by conference programme committee generalized function singularity Dirac delta distribution zero crossing A rigorous approach for defining Dirac type singular distributions is detailed for the case where the distribution is to be applied to functions that are normally to be considered in physical applications and which are outside formal distribution theory. Four principles that underpin singular distributions are detailed. The approach is applied to examples in the recent literature and the limitations of several conclusions is made clear. A non-linear distribution which extracts the number of zero crossings of a function is defined. 2012 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42024 Conference organizer restricted
spellingShingle generalized function
singularity
Dirac delta
distribution
zero crossing
Howard, Roy
Dirac delta and singular distributions: The general non-good function case
title Dirac delta and singular distributions: The general non-good function case
title_full Dirac delta and singular distributions: The general non-good function case
title_fullStr Dirac delta and singular distributions: The general non-good function case
title_full_unstemmed Dirac delta and singular distributions: The general non-good function case
title_short Dirac delta and singular distributions: The general non-good function case
title_sort dirac delta and singular distributions: the general non-good function case
topic generalized function
singularity
Dirac delta
distribution
zero crossing
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42024