Dirac delta function.pdf

Dirac delta function 1 Dirac delta function In mathematics, the Dirac delta function, or δ function, is (informally) a generalized function on the real number line that is zero everywhere except at zero, with an integral of one [1][2][3] over the entire real line. The delta function is sometimes thought of as an infinitely high, infinitely thin spike at the origin, with total area one under the spike, and physically represents an idealized point mass or [4] point charge. It was introduced by theoretical physicist Paul Dirac. Dirac explicitly spoke of infinitely great [5] values of his integrand. In the context of signal processing it is often Schematic representation of the Dirac delta function by a line surmounted by an arrow. referred to as the unit impulse symbol The height of the arrow is usually used to specify the value of any multiplicative constant, [] which will give the area under the function. The other convention is to write the area next (or function). Its discrete analog is the to the arrowhead. Kronecker delta function which is usually defined on a finite domain and takes values 0 and 1. From a purely mathematical viewpoint,