Thanks, it means H(a-x) = -H(x-a) is true.Replusz said:Since H(x)=-H(-x), it is true.
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The Heaviside step function is usually define: H(x) = 0 for x<0, and H(x) = 1 for x>0. So it is not true that H(x) = -H(-x). For example, H(1) = 1 but H(-1) = 0.Replusz said:Since H(x)=-H(-x), it is true.
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Replusz said:No. The Heaviside function is H(0)=0 and H(x<0)= -1 and H(x>1)=+1
Take another look at that graph near the top of the page that you linked to. If x < 0, H(x) = 0, not -1.Replusz said:
Hello Mark44,Mark44 said:Take another look at that graph near the top of the page that you linked to. If x < 0, H(x) = 0, not -1.
##H(x - a) = \begin{cases} 1 & x > a \\ 0 & x < a \\ \end{cases}##Sudhir Regmi said:Hello Mark44,
What do you think about my original question, is H( x-a) equal to H( a-x)? Where x is a variable and a is a constant.
The Heaviside function, also known as the unit step function, is a mathematical function that is defined as 0 for negative values and 1 for positive values. It is commonly denoted as H(x).
H(x-a) represents a shifted version of the Heaviside function, where the value of a determines the location of the step. For x < a, H(x-a) will have a value of 0, and for x > a, it will have a value of 1.
The Heaviside function is commonly used in mathematics to model discontinuous functions and to define piecewise functions. It is also used in solving differential equations and in signal processing.
H(x-a) and H(a-x) are mirror images of each other. H(x-a) will have a step at x = a, while H(a-x) will have a step at x = -a. In other words, the two functions are reflections across the y-axis.
The Heaviside function is the derivative of the Dirac delta function. This means that the Heaviside function can be used to represent the integral of the Dirac delta function. Additionally, the Dirac delta function can be defined using the Heaviside function, as δ(x) = dH(x)/dx.