Integrating Charge Conservation Equation with Dirac Delta Function

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Homework Statement



I just need help integrating this equation.
e is just the charge of an electron so it is constant



Homework Equations




<br /> -\int_{V}d\vec{r}\frac{\delta}{\delta t}e\delta(\vec{r}-\vec{R}(t))<br />

The Attempt at a Solution



<br /> -e\frac{d}{dt}\int_{V}d\vec{r}\delta(\vec{r}-\vec{R}(t))<br />
<br /> -e\frac{d}{dt}4\pi<br />

I don't believe my solution is correct or complete
 
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Some additional context would be helpful/necessary. Is the derivative an ordinary derivative like this?
-\int_{V}d\vec{r}\frac{d}{dt}e\delta(\vec{r}-\vec{R}(t))

or is a partial derivative, like this?
-\int_{V}d\vec{r}\frac{\partial}{\partial t}e\delta(\vec{r}-\vec{R}(t))

Is \delta just a constant, or are you indicating an impulse function?
 
I think he maybe referring to functional differentiation, not too sure though.
 
Sorry, it is the partial derivative inside the integral and
<br /> \delta(\vec{r}-\vec{R}(t))<br />
is the dirac delta function.

Context: I am trying to show that the equation of charge conservation holds when
<br /> \rho(\vec{r},t)=e\delta(\vec{r}-\vec{R}(t))<br />

The entire equation that I am trying to solve is
<br /> -\int_{V}d\vec{r}e\frac{\partial}{\partial t}e\delta(\vec{r}-\vec{R}(t))=\int_{V}d\vec{r}\vec{\nabla}\bullet(e\frac{d}{dt}\delta(\vec{r}-\vec{R}(t))).<br />
I have to show that the two sides are equal.
But I figured if I could get help just with the LHS then I might be able to do the RHS myself. Granted, I still need to figure out how to apply the divergence to a full derivative of time, but one step at a time. Also, the equation that I have just given is exactly what is in the book. Classical Electordynamics, Schwinger 1998.
 
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