Re: (x-y) DiracDelta[x-y] does not simplify to 0
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- Subject: [mg56296] Re: (x-y) DiracDelta[x-y] does not simplify to 0
- From: Alain Cochard <alain at geophysik.uni-muenchen.de>
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 05:36:15 -0400 (EDT)
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Dr. Wolfgang Hintze writes:
> Alain,
>
> may I add the strangest case I found up to now:
>
> case wh01
> In[3]:=Simplify[(x - y)*DiracDelta[x - y], {x, y}]
> Out[3]=0
>
> But also these are strange enough
>
> case wh02
> In[7]:=Simplify[(x - y)*DiracDelta[x - y], {x && y}]
> Out[7]=0
>
> case wh03
> In[13]:=Simplify[(x - y)*DiracDelta[x - y], {x || y}]
> Out[13]=(x - y)*DiracDelta[x - y]
>
> case wh04
> In[29]:=Simplify[I*x*DiracDelta[I*x]]
> Out[29]=0
>
> But
> case wh05
> In[30]:=Simplify[I*DiracDelta[I]]
> Out[30]=I*DiracDelta[I]
>
> Can't explain ...
> Wolfgang
I have not much experience with delta functions with complex numbers,
so I don't have an opinion on wh04 and wh05, but I indeed find
wh01->03 funny. Hope some will tell us what's going on.
Alain