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A misleading example of a test function in space D from textbooks on Generalized Functions and Distributions

Mathematical Physics 2012-07-27 v3 Functional Analysis math.MP

Abstract

In many textbooks on Generalized Functions and Distributions, we can find an example of infinitely differentiable function of bounded support from space D, called a bump function. This example is incorrect since this function is not infinitely differentiable.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1207.5274,
  title  = {A misleading example of a test function in space D from textbooks on Generalized Functions and Distributions},
  author = {A. Tsionskiy and M. Tsionskiy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.5274},
  year   = {2012}
}

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