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authorPrefetch2021-06-02 13:28:53 +0200
committerPrefetch2021-06-02 13:28:53 +0200
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Introduce collapsible proofs to some articles
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diff --git a/content/know/concept/heaviside-step-function/index.pdc b/content/know/concept/heaviside-step-function/index.pdc
index 0471acf..dbbca6f 100644
--- a/content/know/concept/heaviside-step-function/index.pdc
+++ b/content/know/concept/heaviside-step-function/index.pdc
@@ -50,7 +50,23 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
\end{aligned}$$
The [Fourier transform](/know/concept/fourier-transform/)
-of $\Theta(t)$ is noteworthy.
+of $\Theta(t)$ is as follows,
+where $\pv{}$ is the Cauchy principal value,
+$A$ and $s$ are constants from the FT's definition,
+and $\mathrm{sgn}$ is the signum function:
+
+$$\begin{aligned}
+ \boxed{
+ \tilde{\Theta}(\omega)
+ = \frac{A}{|s|} \Big( \pi \delta(\omega) + i \: \mathrm{sgn}(s) \pv{\frac{1}{\omega}} \Big)
+ }
+\end{aligned}$$
+
+<div class="accordion">
+<input type="checkbox" id="proof-fourier"/>
+<label for="proof-fourier">Proof</label>
+<div class="hidden">
+<label for="proof-fourier">Proof.</label>
In this case, it is easiest to use $\Theta(0) = 1/2$,
such that the Heaviside step function can be expressed
using the signum function $\mathrm{sgn}(t)$:
@@ -77,15 +93,10 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
&= A \pi \delta(s \omega) + \frac{A}{2} \pv{\int_{-\infty}^\infty \mathrm{sgn}(t) \exp(i s \omega t) \dd{t}}
= \frac{A}{|s|} \pi \delta(\omega) + i \frac{A}{s} \pv{\frac{1}{\omega}}
\end{aligned}$$
+</div>
+</div>
The use of $\pv{}$ without an integral is an abuse of notation,
and means that this result only makes sense when wrapped in an integral.
Formally, $\pv{\{1 / \omega\}}$ is a [Schwartz distribution](/know/concept/schwartz-distribution/).
-We thus have:
-$$\begin{aligned}
- \boxed{
- \tilde{\Theta}(\omega)
- = \frac{A}{|s|} \Big( \pi \delta(\omega) + i \: \mathrm{sgn}(s) \pv{\frac{1}{\omega}} \Big)
- }
-\end{aligned}$$