Dirac delta function

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs delta function
gptkbp:application gptkb:Green's_functions
gptkb:sampling_theory
electrical engineering
partial differential equations
quantum mechanics
impulse response
probability density functions
gptkbp:category distribution theory
generalized functions
gptkbp:compatibleWith ordinary function
gptkbp:definedIn generalized function
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1930
gptkbp:FourierTransform 1
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dirac delta function
gptkbp:LaplaceTransform 1
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Paul_Dirac
gptkbp:property gptkb:organization
integral over entire real line is one
zero everywhere except at zero
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Heaviside_step_function
gptkb:Kronecker_delta
distribution (mathematics)
gptkbp:siftingProperty ∫f(x)δ(x-a)dx = f(a)
gptkbp:supports at x = 0
gptkbp:symbol δ(x)
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:probability_theory
gptkb:signal_processing
control theory
engineering
mathematical analysis
physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Heaviside_step_function
gptkb:Paul_Dirac
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4