Solution

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For each , the Green's function is a distribution in satisfying
Equivalently, is a classical homogeneous solution on each side of , satisfies the same endpoint conditions, and obeys the Green function jump conditions
To see equivalence, let and denote its jumps. The singular part of is . Matching a unit Dirac delta distribution with no derivative first forces continuity, then the unit derivative jump. Conversely these conditions produce exactly that distribution. The solution for a regular forcing is . The homogeneous endpoint problem has only the zero solution, which ensures uniqueness of this kernel.

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