Dirac delta distribution

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The Dirac delta distribution (or generalized function) is written as Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle \delta (x)} . It is the derivative of the Heaviside step distribution,

Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle {\frac {d}{dx}}[H(x)]=\delta (x)}

It has the property

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \int_{- \infty}^{\infty} f(x) \delta (x-a) dx = f(a)}

Applications in statistical mechanics[edit]