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Distributions 1 | Motivation and Delta Function [dark version]

The Bright Side of Mathematics · 2 min read

Distributions were introduced to make sense of derivatives and other operations that break down at “sharp” features—especially jumps like the...

DistributionsHeaviside FunctionDirac Delta

Distributions 13 | Convolution

The Bright Side of Mathematics · 2 min read

Convolution, first defined for ordinary integrable functions, can be extended to distributions by shifting the definition onto test functions and...

ConvolutionDistributionsTest Functions

Distributions 5 | Regular Distributions [dark version]

The Bright Side of Mathematics · 3 min read

Regular distributions are exactly those distributions that can be represented by ordinary functions—more precisely, by locally integrable...

DistributionsRegular DistributionsTest Functions

Distributions 9 | Coordinate Transformation [dark version]

The Bright Side of Mathematics · 2 min read

Invertible coordinate changes act on distributions by composing test functions with the inverse map and correcting by the Jacobian determinant. That...

DistributionsCoordinate TransformationsJacobian Determinant

Distributions 17 | Convolution with Distributions of Compact Support

The Bright Side of Mathematics · 2 min read

Convolution for distributions becomes workable far beyond the “test function + distribution” setting once one input is restricted to have compact...

DistributionsConvolutionCompact Support

Distributions 16 | Distributions with Compact Support

The Bright Side of Mathematics · 3 min read

Distributions can be applied not only to compactly supported test functions, but also to a larger class of smooth functions—provided the distribution...

DistributionsCompact SupportTest Functions

Distributions 12 | Finite-Order Distributions [dark version]

The Bright Side of Mathematics · 2 min read

Finite-order distributions are singled out by a sharpened version of the basic estimate for distributions: the same derivative order must control the...

DistributionsFinite OrderOrder Zero