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Lajka
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Hi,
I was thinking of this problem for a couple of hours, but wasn't sure how to formulate it, hence I wasn't able to google it.
It's pretty simple to explain, though. Observe any function with a finite integral over the R line
[itex]\int f(t)dt=A=const.[/itex]
And now look at the function
[itex]G(\tau) = \int f(t - \tau)dt.[/itex]
Now, for any finite [itex]\tau[/itex], [itex]G(\tau)=A[/itex], obviously.
However, I asked myself what is the answer for [itex]\lim_{\tau \to +\infty}G(\tau)[/itex]?
I'm not sure if I have or don't have the right to exchange the limit and the integral
[itex]\lim_{\tau \to +\infty}\int f(t - \tau)dt =\int \lim_{\tau \to +\infty}f(t - \tau)dt[/itex]
mainly because I have no idea how to interpret this
[itex]\lim_{\tau \to +\infty}f(t - \tau)[/itex]
So, what say you? I'm clueless.
Thanks!
I was thinking of this problem for a couple of hours, but wasn't sure how to formulate it, hence I wasn't able to google it.
It's pretty simple to explain, though. Observe any function with a finite integral over the R line
[itex]\int f(t)dt=A=const.[/itex]
And now look at the function
[itex]G(\tau) = \int f(t - \tau)dt.[/itex]
Now, for any finite [itex]\tau[/itex], [itex]G(\tau)=A[/itex], obviously.
However, I asked myself what is the answer for [itex]\lim_{\tau \to +\infty}G(\tau)[/itex]?
I'm not sure if I have or don't have the right to exchange the limit and the integral
[itex]\lim_{\tau \to +\infty}\int f(t - \tau)dt =\int \lim_{\tau \to +\infty}f(t - \tau)dt[/itex]
mainly because I have no idea how to interpret this
[itex]\lim_{\tau \to +\infty}f(t - \tau)[/itex]
So, what say you? I'm clueless.
Thanks!