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If I solve a simple 2nd order ODE using a Fourier transform, I only get one solution. E.g.:
\frac{d^2f}{dx^2}=\delta
(2\pi ik)^2\tilde{f}=1
\tilde{f}=\frac{1}{(2\pi ik)^2}
f = \frac{1}{2}xsgn(x)
However, the general solution is
f = \frac{1}{2}xsgn(x) + Cx + D
Why do I only get one of the solutions? Are the solutions with C and D non-zero not also valid distributions whose second derivatives are the delta distribution?
\frac{d^2f}{dx^2}=\delta
(2\pi ik)^2\tilde{f}=1
\tilde{f}=\frac{1}{(2\pi ik)^2}
f = \frac{1}{2}xsgn(x)
However, the general solution is
f = \frac{1}{2}xsgn(x) + Cx + D
Why do I only get one of the solutions? Are the solutions with C and D non-zero not also valid distributions whose second derivatives are the delta distribution?