Re: convolution involving UnitStep
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- Subject: [mg126134] Re: convolution involving UnitStep
- From: danl at wolfram.com
- Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:45:39 -0400 (EDT)
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On Thursday, April 19, 2012 2:56:22 AM UTC-5, J Davis wrote:
> h[t_] = Sin[t];
> g[t_] = 2 UnitStep[t] - UnitStep[t - 1];
> y[t_] = Integrate[h[t-s]g[s],{s,0,t}]
>
> results in a conditional expression requiring t>1, but I want to
> evaluate and plot t values from [0,1] as well as t>1.
>
> I tried HeavisideTheta as well as := in the definition of y to no
> avail. Thanks for any help...
A bit awkward, but could do:
y[t_] = Piecewise[{{Integrate[h[t - s] g[s], {s, 0, t},
Assumptions -> 0 < t < 1],
0 < t <= 1}, {Integrate[h[t - s] g[s], {s, 0, t},
Assumptions -> t > 1], t > 1}}]
Daniel Lichtblau
Wolfram Research