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where the sum is over the zeros of f (ζ), we see that

p
p X c ρ2 + z 02
δ(t − ρ2 + z 02 /c) = 0
δ(z 0 − zi0 )
i
|z |

The zeros zi0 are given by


p
ρ2 + z 02 = c2 t2 ⇒ z0 = ± c2 t2 − ρ2

However it is clear that there are real zeros only if c2 t2 ≥ ρ2 or ρ < ct. Going
back to (1), and noting there are two zeros (one for each sign of the square root),
we end up with
2cΘ(ct − ρ)
Ψ(ρ, t) = p
c2 t2 − ρ2

b) Show that a “sheet” source, equivalent to a point pulsed source at the origin in
one space dimension, produces a one-dimensional wave proportional to

Ψ(x, t) = 2πcΘ(ct − |x|)

For the sheet source, we use f (~x 0 , t0 ) = δ(x0 )δ(t0 ) to write

δ(x0 )δ(t − R/c) 0 0 0


Z
Ψ(~x, t) = dx dy dz
R
p
where R = (x − x0 )2 + (y − y 0 )2 + (z − z 0 )2 . By integrating x0 and shifting
y → y + y and z 0 → z 0 + z we end up with
0 0

p p
δ(t − x2 + y 02 + z 02 /c) 0 0 δ(t − ρ02 + x2 /c) 0 0 0
Z Z
Ψ(x, t) = p dy dz = p ρ dρ dφ
x2 + y 02 + z 02 ρ02 + x2

where we have gone to polar coordinates in the y 0 -z 0 plane. The φ0 integral is


now trivial. Treating the delta function as in (2) results in
Z ∞ X
Ψ(x, t) = 2π cδ(ρ0 − ρ0i )dρ0
0 i

where the zeros ρ0i corespond to


p
ρ02 + x2 = c2 t2 ⇒ ρ0 = ± c2 t2 − x2

Since ρ0 is non-negative, only the positive zero contributes, and we end up with

Ψ(x, t) = 2πcΘ(ct − |z|)

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