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Topic: Dirac Delta Question
Replies: 11   Last Post: Mar 1, 2013 1:43 AM

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 Greg Heath Posts: 6,024 Registered: 12/7/04
Re: Dirac Delta Question
Posted: Mar 1, 2013 1:43 AM

"Bruno Luong" <b.luong@fogale.findmycountry> wrote in message <kgo84k$jt5$1@newscl01ah.mathworks.com>...
> "M Antola" <matti.antola@helsinki.fi> wrote in message <kgo5g8$amh$1@newscl01ah.mathworks.com>...
>

> > In theoretical physics at least, one means with \delta(x), where x is a vector, the product \delta(x_1)\delta(x_2)\delta(x_3) .. and so on.
>
> OK
>

> >So the result is a scalar.
>
> This statement does not make sense. A distribution is NOT a scalar.
>
> Bruno

I think the biggest mistake is to even mention the words "function" and "value" when dealing with someone who does not understand the basic concept of distribution theory.

Greg

Date Subject Author
1/17/13 Bruno Luong
1/17/13 Roger Stafford
2/6/13 Tony Kittler
2/6/13 Tony Kittler
2/6/13 Bruno Luong
2/6/13 Tony Kittler
2/6/13 Nasser Abbasi
2/28/13 Bruno Luong
3/1/13 Greg Heath