The appearance of nonclassical terms i: Ricardo Estrada Escuela Mathematica, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Ram P. Kanwal Department of Mathematics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 (Received 5 July 1994; accepted 1 September 1994) the analysis of point-source fields In “Delta function terms arising from point-source fields,” ‘Am, J. Phys. 62, 511-515 (1994), Bowen derives the for- mula for the distributional derivative of a) Our aim is to point out that much more general formulas have been given by us.’ Indeed, in Ref. 1 we were inspired by the formula given by Frahm. ‘The formula given by Bowen can be derived from a spe- cial case of the value of the distributional derivative Bream 1) BH (i) Saas a where the oivetbar. on D stands fo the distributions deriva- Sj-3niny , 4 att F Fyn), which proves our assertion. ‘The general formula (7) of Bowen's paper is obtained by the following steps. First, we write a [mi Xie x : 6 Second, we set in Eq, (3) so that 2m=p—n =k-1. Thus, k is odd and formula (3) becomes 7) tive. For N=1, the above formula reduces to an 5, 5 ce , -amre? 4x), @ = "2 gms), (3) : j © Om)'p de; ‘where V? is the Laplacian. The lat step isto use the formula where p~n=2m is even and (Ref. 6, p. 51, ex. 22) 20 (m+ 1/2) a=? Sma Time n72) ® When we further specialize Eq. (2) for the case p=3 and iy Finis Fie-aia tall perms) (2), Src late and Bowen's formula (Eq. (7) of Bowen's paper] follows aii 1) 4m a immediately alele3s}+ a, 8) (5) "When i is even no delta function terms appear. "RP Kanwal, “Advances in modeling and simulation,” Gen. Vector Ana Appl 1, 9-19 (1986) Let us now observe that Frahm formula [Ei paper] follows from Ea. (5). Indeed, *R'Easndn and R Kana “Reglizntion ad dion dev tives of geex}#-~-tx3)""" In RP," Proc. R. Soc. London A 401, 281— 2 (y)-2(4) 297 (985, a \77] |e] °R Esra and. F Kanwal, “Reparation, peadtecion and Had soar te pare. Math Ana Ap 4, 195-207 (989). “R. Estrada and R. P. Kanwal, Asympiotic Analysis, A Distributional Ap~ sock (Behar, Boston 199 Pah, “Some novel cton etic,” Am, J. Phys. SI 525-829 (1983) Rp Kanal, “Generaaed Fences,” Theory and Techigue (Aca emis New Yn, 1985) (8) of Bowen's -4 aa) als] _by-3nmy_ An 8 r 3 ax, — | Sz) EDITORS Besides which, you should never be aftaid to talk to editors. With rare exceptions, editors are | awfully nice people. Never consider them adversaries. They are on your side. Theit only goal as editors i to publish good science in understandable language. If that is not your goal also, you will indeed be dealing with a deadly adversary; however, if you share the same goal, you will find the editor to be a resolute ally. You are likely to receive advice and guidance that you could not possibly buy. Robert A. Day, How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, 3rd ed. (Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1988), p. 101, 28 ‘Amn. J. Phys. 3 (3), March 1995 © 1905 American Assocation of Physics Teachers 278