Journal article
Unusual situations that arise with the Dirac delta function and its derivative
Abstract
There is a situation such that, when a function ƒ() is combined with the Dirac delta function δ(), the usual formula does not hold. A similar situation may also be encountered with the derivative of the delta function δ'(), regarding the validity of . We present an overview of such unusual situations and elucidate their underlying mechanisms. We discuss implications of the situations regarding the transmission-reflection problem of …
Authors
Coutinho FAB; Nogami Y; Toyama FM
Journal
Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física, Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 4302–4308
Publisher
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Publication Date
12 2009
DOI
10.1590/s1806-11172009000400004
ISSN
1806-1117