A Cauchy-Dirac delta function

DOI10.1007/S10699-012-9289-4zbMATH Open1273.01028arXiv1206.0119OpenAlexW2037255590MaRDI QIDQ360434FDOQ360434

Authors: Mikhail G. Katz, David Tall 

Publication date: 27 August 2013

Published in: Foundations of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The Dirac delta function has solid roots in 19th century work in Fourier analysis and singular integrals by Cauchy and others, anticipating Dirac's discovery by over a century, and illuminating the nature of Cauchy's infinitesimals and his infinitesimal definition of delta.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1206.0119

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zbMATH Keywords

Heaviside functionCauchydelta functioninfinitesimalhyperrealsDirac

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) History of real functions (26-03)

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