Early delta functions and the use of infinitesimals in research

DOI10.3406/RHS.1992.4234MaRDI QIDQ4015909zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Detlef Laugwitz

Publication date 10 November 1992

Published in Revue d'histoire des sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.3406/rhs.1992.4234

zbMATH Keywords

PoissonCauchydelta functionsinfinitesimalFourier

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55)

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