Creation/Annihilation operator help

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Homework Statement


I'm trying to go through something shown in a lecture and the part I'm stuck on is shown here.
\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\int^t_0 \mbox{du }e^{i \omega(t-u)}\hat{b}(u)=\hat{b}(t)

\hat{b}(u) is an annihilation operator

The Attempt at a Solution


Can someone explain how this step is made? Obviously a delta function has to come in somewhere but I don't know how to do that with a derivative (only another integral).
 
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this follows from a theorem in calculus

Theorem: Suppose that a function g:[c,d]\rightarrow [a,b] (not necessarily a
onto function) is differentiable, and a function f:[a,b]\rightarrow \mathcal{R}
is continuous. If

H(t)=\int_a^{g(t)} f(u)\, du

with t\in [c,d], then H is differentiable and

\large H'=(f(g(t))g'(t)

in your example

f(u)=e^{i \omega(t-u)}\hat{b}(u)

and g(t)=t

so

H'(t)=(f(g(t))g'(t)

g'(t)=1

so

H'(t)=f(t)

which gives what you are seeking
 
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