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pellman
Apr16-03, 05:54 PM
Supposedly,

∫ ez*(z - z0)f(z) dz*dz

is proportional to f(z0) much in the same way that

(1/2π)∫ eiy(x - x0)f(x) dxdy
= ∫ δ(x - x0)f(x) dx
= f(x0)

Is this true? Could someone help convince me of it, or point me to a text?

I would say that even if true, it would be incorrect to say that

∫ ez*(z - z0)dz* = δ(z - z0)

because the integration over dz and dz* cannot be done independently in the same way that a surface integral over dxdy in the plane can (sometimes) be separated into independent integrations over x and y. Or can it?