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Physlib.SpaceAndTime.Space.DistOfFunction

Distributions from functions on space

i. Overview

In this module we define distributions on space constructed from functions `f : Space d → F` satisfying the condition `IsDistBounded f`.

This gives a convenient way to construct distributions from functions, without needing to reference the underlying Schwartz maps.

ii. Key results

- `distOfFunction f hf` : The distribution on space constructed from the function `f : Space d → F` satisfying the `IsDistBounded f` condition.

iii. Table of contents

  • A. Definition of a distribution from a function
  • B. Linarity properties of getting distributions from functions
  • C. Properties related to inner products
  • D. Components

iv. References

A. Definition of a distribution from a function

B. Linarity properties of getting distributions from functions

C. Properties related to inner products

D. Components

10 declarations

definition

Distribution associated with a function ff

Let f:Space d→Ff: \text{Space } d \to F be a function from a dd-dimensional Euclidean space to a normed space FF. If ff satisfies the distribution-boundedness condition `IsDistBounded f` (meaning ff is measurable and its growth is bounded by a polynomial), then `distOfFunction f hf` is the FF-valued distribution on Space d\text{Space } d (an element of the distribution space (Space d)→d[R]F(\text{Space } d) \to_d[\mathbb{R}] F) defined by its action on a Schwartz test function η∈S(Space d,R)\eta \in \mathcal{S}(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{R}) as the integral: η↦∫Space dη(x)⋅f(x) dx \eta \mapsto \int_{\text{Space } d} \eta(x) \cdot f(x) \, dx where ⋅\cdot denotes the scalar multiplication of the vector f(x)∈Ff(x) \in F by the real value η(x)\eta(x).

theorem

Action of the distribution associated with ff on a test function η\eta

Let f:Space d→Ff: \text{Space } d \to F be a function from a dd-dimensional Euclidean space to a normed space FF. If ff is distribution-bounded (satisfying the property `IsDistBounded f`), then for any Schwartz test function η∈S(Space d,R)\eta \in \mathcal{S}(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{R}), the distribution associated with ff (denoted by `distOfFunction f hf`) acts on η\eta according to the integral: (distOfFunction f)(η)=∫Space dη(x)f(x) dx (\text{distOfFunction } f)(\eta) = \int_{\text{Space } d} \eta(x) f(x) \, dx where η(x)f(x)\eta(x) f(x) denotes the scalar multiplication of the vector f(x)∈Ff(x) \in F by the real value η(x)\eta(x).

theorem

The distribution of the zero function is the zero distribution

For any natural number dd, the distribution associated with the constant zero function f:Space d→Ff: \text{Space } d \to F (defined by f(x)=0f(x) = 0 for all xx) is equal to the zero distribution.

theorem

distOfFunction(c⋅f)=c⋅distOfFunctionf\text{distOfFunction} (c \cdot f) = c \cdot \text{distOfFunction} f

Let f:Space d→Ff: \text{Space } d \to F be a function from a dd-dimensional Euclidean space to a normed space FF. If ff is distribution-bounded (satisfying the property `IsDistBounded f`), then for any scalar c∈Rc \in \mathbb{R}, the distribution associated with the function x↦c⋅f(x)x \mapsto c \cdot f(x) is equal to cc times the distribution associated with ff. That is: distOfFunction(c⋅f)=c⋅distOfFunction(f) \text{distOfFunction}(c \cdot f) = c \cdot \text{distOfFunction}(f) where the distribution distOfFunction(f)\text{distOfFunction}(f) is the continuous linear map from the Schwartz space S(Space d,R)\mathcal{S}(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{R}) to FF defined by the integral against ff.

theorem

distOfFunction(cf)=c⋅distOfFunction(f)\text{distOfFunction}(c f) = c \cdot \text{distOfFunction}(f)

Let dd be a natural number and FF be a normed space. Suppose f:Space d→Ff: \text{Space } d \to F is a distribution-bounded function (satisfying the property `IsDistBounded f`). For any real scalar c∈Rc \in \mathbb{R}, the distribution associated with the function x↦c⋅f(x)x \mapsto c \cdot f(x) is equal to cc times the distribution associated with ff. Mathematically, this is expressed as: distOfFunction(c⋅f)=c⋅distOfFunction(f) \text{distOfFunction}(c \cdot f) = c \cdot \text{distOfFunction}(f) where distOfFunction(f)\text{distOfFunction}(f) denotes the FF-valued distribution on Space d\text{Space } d defined by the action η↦∫η(x)f(x) dx\eta \mapsto \int \eta(x) f(x) \, dx for test functions η∈S(Space d,R)\eta \in \mathcal{S}(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{R}).

theorem

distOfFunction(c⋅f)=c⋅distOfFunction(f)\text{distOfFunction}(c \cdot f) = c \cdot \text{distOfFunction}(f)

Let f:Space d→Rf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{R} be a real-valued function on a dd-dimensional Euclidean space. Suppose ff is distribution-bounded (satisfying the property `IsDistBounded f`). For any real scalar c∈Rc \in \mathbb{R}, the distribution associated with the function x↦c⋅f(x)x \mapsto c \cdot f(x) is equal to the scalar cc times the distribution associated with ff. Mathematically, this is expressed as: distOfFunction(c⋅f)=c⋅distOfFunction(f) \text{distOfFunction}(c \cdot f) = c \cdot \text{distOfFunction}(f) where distOfFunction(f)\text{distOfFunction}(f) denotes the distribution on Space d\text{Space } d defined by its action on a Schwartz test function η∈S(Space d,R)\eta \in \mathcal{S}(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{R}) as the integral: η↦∫Space dη(x)f(x) dx \eta \mapsto \int_{\text{Space } d} \eta(x) f(x) \, dx

theorem

distOfFunction(−f)=−distOfFunction(f)\text{distOfFunction}(-f) = -\text{distOfFunction}(f)

Let dd be a natural number and FF be a normed space over R\mathbb{R}. Suppose f:Space d→Ff: \text{Space } d \to F is a function such that its pointwise negation −f-f is distribution-bounded (satisfying the property `IsDistBounded (fun x => -f x)`). The distribution associated with the function −f-f is equal to the negation of the distribution associated with ff. Mathematically, this is expressed as: distOfFunction(−f)=−distOfFunction(f) \text{distOfFunction}(-f) = -\text{distOfFunction}(f) where distOfFunction(f)\text{distOfFunction}(f) denotes the FF-valued distribution on Space d\text{Space } d defined by the action η↦∫η(x)f(x) dx\eta \mapsto \int \eta(x) f(x) \, dx for test functions η∈S(Space d,R)\eta \in \mathcal{S}(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{R}).

theorem

⟨Tf(η),y⟩=∫η(x)⟨f(x),y⟩ dx\langle T_f(\eta), y \rangle = \int \eta(x) \langle f(x), y \rangle \, dx

Let f:Space d→Rnf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{R}^n be a distribution-bounded function (satisfying the property `IsDistBounded f`), where Rn\mathbb{R}^n is an nn-dimensional Euclidean space. For any Schwartz test function η∈S(Space d,R)\eta \in \mathcal{S}(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{R}) and any constant vector y∈Rny \in \mathbb{R}^n, the inner product of the distribution value Tf(η)T_f(\eta) with yy is given by the integral of the product of η\eta and the pointwise inner product of ff and yy: ⟨Tf(η),y⟩=∫Space dη(x)⟨f(x),y⟩ dx \langle T_f(\eta), y \rangle = \int_{\text{Space } d} \eta(x) \langle f(x), y \rangle \, dx where TfT_f denotes the distribution associated with ff (`distOfFunction f hf`) and ⟨⋅,⋅⟩\langle \cdot, \cdot \rangle denotes the standard Euclidean inner product.

theorem

The ii-th component of Tf(η)T_f(\eta) equals Tfi(η)T_{f_i}(\eta)

Let f:Space d→Rnf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{R}^n be a distribution-bounded function (satisfying `IsDistBounded f`). For any Schwartz test function η∈S(Space d,R)\eta \in \mathcal{S}(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{R}) and any index i∈{0,…,n−1}i \in \{0, \dots, n-1\}, the ii-th component of the vector-valued distribution associated with ff evaluated at η\eta is equal to the evaluation at η\eta of the distribution associated with the ii-th component function x↦f(x)ix \mapsto f(x)_i. That is, (Tf(η))i=Tfi(η) (T_f(\eta))_i = T_{f_i}(\eta) where TfT_f denotes the distribution `distOfFunction f hf` and fif_i is the ii-th component of ff.

theorem

(Tfη)i=Tfiη(T_f \eta)_i = T_{f_i} \eta

Let f:Space d→Vectornf: \text{Space } d \to \text{Vector}_n be a function from a dd-dimensional Euclidean space to the space of nn-dimensional Lorentz vectors that is distribution-bounded (satisfying the predicate `IsDistBounded f`). Let η∈S(Space d,R)\eta \in \mathcal{S}(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{R}) be a Schwartz test function. For any index ii in the index set Fin 1⊕Fin n\text{Fin } 1 \oplus \text{Fin } n, the ii-th component of the Lorentz vector resulting from the distribution TfT_f associated with ff acting on η\eta is equal to the value of the distribution associated with the scalar-valued component function fi:x↦f(x)if_i : x \mapsto f(x)_i acting on η\eta. That is, (Tfη)i=Tfiη (T_f \eta)_i = T_{f_i} \eta where TfT_f is the distribution defined by the integral η↦∫Space dη(x)f(x) dx\eta \mapsto \int_{\text{Space } d} \eta(x) f(x) \, dx.