heaviside and sign function
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Dimitrios Adam
on 9 Feb 2020
Commented: Walter Roberson
on 9 Feb 2020
Hello,
i have for example this differential equation
ode = diff(y,x,2)+2*diff(y,x,1)+y==exp(-x)+heaviside(x-2)-dirac(x-2);
cond1 = y(0) == 0;
cond2 = Dy(0) == 0;
Τhe problem is when i solve it the result contains the fucntion sign instead of heaviside:
ySol(x) =
sign(x - 2)/2 + (x^2*exp(-x))/2 + exp(2 - x)*(sign(x - 2) + 1) - x*exp(2 - x)*(sign(x - 2)/2 + 1/2) + 1/2
Do you know how can i change the sign in the result and only have heaviside function?
Thank you
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Thiago Henrique Gomes Lobato
on 9 Feb 2020
The heavside function is not the same as the sign function, you can't simply change one for another. If you want to write the sign function in terms of a heavside function you can use the following relation:
![](https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/uploaded_files/270674/image.png)
Where
is the heavside function.
![](https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/uploaded_files/270675/image.png)
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Thiago Henrique Gomes Lobato
on 9 Feb 2020
Edited: Thiago Henrique Gomes Lobato
on 9 Feb 2020
Yes
syms x
Y = sign(x - 2)/2 + (x^2*exp(-x))/2 + exp(2 - x)*(sign(x - 2) + 1) - x*exp(2 - x)*(sign(x - 2)/2 + 1/2) + 1/2;
Y2 = subs(Y,sign(x-2),2*heaviside(x-2)-1) % Use subs to replace what you want to
subs(Y,5)
subs(Y2,5)
Y2 =
heaviside(x - 2) + 2*heaviside(x - 2)*exp(2 - x) + (x^2*exp(-x))/2 - x*heaviside(x - 2)*exp(2 - x)
ans =
(25*exp(-5))/2 - 3*exp(-3) + 1
ans =
(25*exp(-5))/2 - 3*exp(-3) + 1
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