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The Delta Function

Definition

pp+ϵδpδ(t)dt=1δpϵ(t)={1ϵ, pt<p+ϵ0, elsewherelimϵ0δpϵ=δp

Combined with Laplace Transform

L{δp(t)}(s)=0+1ϵestdt=limϵ0pp+ϵ1ϵestdt=limϵ01ϵpp+ϵestdt=limϵ01ϵ1(s)est|pp+ϵ=limϵ01ϵs(es(p+ϵ)esp)=limϵ01ϵs(esϵ1)esp=limϵ0esϵ1ϵsesp=limt0et1tesp=limt0(et1)tesp=limt0et1esp=esp
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