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Aboud2002
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Homework Statement
it is stated in wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmholtz_equation
that "Here, G is the Green's function of this equation, that is, the solution to the inhomogeneous Helmholtz equation with ƒ equaling the Dirac delta function, so G satisfies
[del^2 + K^2]G(x)=-δ(x)
where G(x)={i exp[ik*magnitude of x]}/2K
Homework Equations
I tried to satisfy this differential equation but I couldn't,
The Attempt at a Solution
First we have G(x)={iexp[ik*maginude of x]}/2k
I defined G(x) into two intervals when x>0 G will have + sign
when x<0 G will have - sign
so the first derivative will be G'(x)= -{exp[ikx]}/2
G''(x) = -ik{exp[ikx]}/2
if I took G''+k^2G it will give me zero not -δ(x) how I can reach the right handside of Inhomogeneous Helmholtz equation
someone give me hint