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  2. Delta potential - Wikipedia

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    The delta potential is the potential = (), where δ(x) is the Dirac delta function. It is called a delta potential well if λ is negative, and a delta potential barrier if λ is positive. The delta has been defined to occur at the origin for simplicity; a shift in the delta function's argument does not change any of the following results.

  3. Dirac measure - Wikipedia

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    The Dirac measure is a probability measure, and in terms of probability it represents the almost sure outcome x in the sample space X. We can also say that the measure is a single atom at x ; however, treating the Dirac measure as an atomic measure is not correct when we consider the sequential definition of Dirac delta, as the limit of a delta ...

  4. Time derivative - Wikipedia

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    The growth rate of the labor force is the time derivative of the labor force divided by the labor force itself. And sometimes there appears a time derivative of a variable which, unlike the examples above, is not measured in units of currency: The time derivative of a key interest rate can appear.

  5. Greek letters used in mathematics, science, and engineering

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    the Kronecker delta function [3] the Feigenbaum constants [4] the force of interest in mathematical finance; the Dirac delta function [5] the receptor which enkephalins have the highest affinity for in pharmacology [6] the Skorokhod integral in Malliavin calculus, a subfield of stochastic analysis; the minimum degree of any vertex in a given graph

  6. Dirac delta function - Wikipedia

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    The delta function was introduced by physicist Paul Dirac, and has since been applied routinely in physics and engineering to model point masses and instantaneous impulses. It is called the delta function because it is a continuous analogue of the Kronecker delta function, which is usually defined on a discrete domain and takes values 0 and 1.

  7. Greeks (finance) - Wikipedia

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    Although rho (the partial derivative with respect to the risk-free interest rate) is a primary input into the Black–Scholes model, the overall impact on the value of a short-term option corresponding to changes in the risk-free interest rate is generally insignificant and therefore higher-order derivatives involving the risk-free interest ...

  8. Jerk (physics) - Wikipedia

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    Jerk (also known as Jolt) is the rate of change of an object's acceleration over time. It is a vector quantity (having both magnitude and direction). Jerk is most commonly denoted by the symbol j and expressed in m/s 3 ( SI units ) or standard gravities per second ( g 0 /s).

  9. Rate (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a rate is the quotient of two quantities, often represented as a fraction. [1] If the divisor (or fraction denominator) in the rate is equal to one expressed as a single unit, and if it is assumed that this quantity can be changed systematically (i.e., is an independent variable), then the dividend (the fraction numerator) of the rate expresses the corresponding rate of change ...