Re: DiracDelta Function question
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- Subject: [mg21181] Re: DiracDelta Function question
- From: adam_smith at my-deja.com
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 01:23:28 -0500 (EST)
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They both return 1/2 for me running 3.0 under NT. Adam Smith In article <831vk0$g89 at smc.vnet.net>, "Julian Francis" <acz43 at dial.pipex.com> wrote: > Folks, > > Why is mathematica unable to evaluate: > Integrate[DiracDelta[2 x - 1], {x, -Infinity, +Infinity}] > > Also interestingly: > Integrate[DiracDelta[2 x - 2], {x, -Infinity, +Infinity}] > > returns (1/2) > > I should have thought that the answer in both cases would be 1. > > I am using Mathematica v4.0 on MS Windows 95. > > Thanks for any light shed on this. > > Julian Francis. > acz43 at dial.pipex.com > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.