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The Convolution and Fractional Derivative of Distributions
Authors: Chenkuan Li, Kyle Clarkson, Vrajna Patel
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Let {τn} be a certain sequence of functions in D converging to 1 in D
0
. The commutative
neutrix convolution f ♦∗ g of two distributions f and g in D
0
is defined to be the neutrix limit of
the sequence
1
2
{(fτn) ∗ g + f ∗ (gτn)} ,
provided the limit exists. We present relations between this new convolution and other existing
distributional convolutions, and demonstrate its strong computational power in evaluating convolutions
as well as applications to defining new fractional derivatives and integrals of generalized
functions in the new space H which contains D
0
(R
+). The neutrix convolutions x
λ
− ♦∗ x
µ
+ for
λ, µ, λ + µ 6= 0, ±1, ±2, · · · and x
λ
− ♦∗ x
s
+ for λ 6= 0, ±1, ±2, · · · and s = 0, 1, 2, · · · are evaluated,
from which other neutrix convolutions are deduced.