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Dirac comb  

Definition

  • In mathematics, a Dirac comb (also known as sha function, impulse train or sampling function) is a periodic function with the formula

    for some given period . Here t is a real variable and the sum extends over all integers k. The Dirac delta function and the Dirac comb are tempered distributions. The graph of the function resembles a comb (with the s as the comb's teeth), hence its name and the use of the comb-like Cyrillic letter sha (Ш) to denote the function.
    (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirac_comb)

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Synonym(s)

  • impulse train
  • sampling function
  • shah function

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