Re: How to convert a HeavisideTheta to a PieceWise function
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- Subject: [mg93823] Re: How to convert a HeavisideTheta to a PieceWise function
- From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:17:04 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: Uni Leipzig
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- Reply-to: kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de
Hi,
((x + (-2 + x) HeavisideTheta[-2 + x] -
2 (-1 + x) HeavisideTheta[-1 + x]) HeavisideTheta[x] /.
HeavisideTheta -> UnitStep) // PiecewiseExpand
if you don't matter about HeavisideTheta[0] and UnitStep[0]
Regards
Jens
wxziwyz at 126.com wrote:
> For example:
> we have f(x) = (x + (-2 + x) HeavisideTheta[-2 + x] - 2 (-1 + x)
> HeavisideTheta[-1 + x]) HeavisideTheta[x]
>
> apparently, this is a piecewise function.
>
> My problem is, How to transfer it into a Piecewise expression, i.e.
>
> f(x) = Piecewise[{{0, x < 0}, {x, 0 < x <= 1}, {2- x, 1 < x <= 2}, {0,
> x > 2}}]
>
> Is there any function in Mathematica can do this?
>