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Dirac delta function

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Dirac delta function by Ciro Santilli 37  Updated 2025-05-13  +Created 1970-01-01
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The "0-width" pulse distribution that integrates to a step.
There's not way to describe it as a classical function, making it the most important example of a distribution.
Applications:
  • position operator in quantum mechanics. It's not a coincidence that the function is named after Paul Dirac.
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