Where can I find the proof of Dirac's function properties?

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Where can i find the proof of dirac's function properties?
 
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The delta "function" isn't an ordinary function; it's a distribution, and it only makes sense when you integrate it. It's *defined* by the property
\int_{-\infty}^\infty \delta(x) f(x) \;dx = f(0)
for suitable test functions f.
 
In other words, the delta function is the operator that maps f(x) to f(0).

This doesn't belong in this area. I am moving it to "Calculus and Analysis"
 
abc def said:
Where can i find the proof of dirac's function properties?

Look for a textbook that sounds like "Distribution theory" and you'll find what you need.
 
abc def said:
Where can i find the proof of dirac's function properties?
If you wish to understand what the Dirac delta "really is", and how it might be represented as a sort of "limit", then you may read the following tutorial:
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=73447
 
arilno, that link is invalid.
 
I've fixed it now.
 

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