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How Do You Calculate Convolution with the Sign Function?
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The discussion revolves around calculating the convolution involving the sign function, specifically addressing the challenges faced by the original poster in their attempt to solve the problem.
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- Exploratory, Assumption checking
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- Participants discuss the need to analyze the convolution for different cases based on the value of t and suggest alternative approaches to simplify the integral.
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Some participants have offered suggestions for re-evaluating the approach, indicating a productive direction in the discussion. However, there is no explicit consensus on the correctness of the attempts made so far.
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I didn't check your work closely. If it's correct, you probably want to now look at two cases separately: t<0 and t>0.
The other suggestion I'd have is to try using ##\tau-t## as the argument of sgn instead of the exponential. It might make the integral easier to analyze.
The other suggestion I'd have is to try using ##\tau-t## as the argument of sgn instead of the exponential. It might make the integral easier to analyze.
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Ok, I will try it and see what i get
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Tried it that way, got 2exp(-t) -1 
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