The division problem in distribution theory.
Hi all.
Given a distribution v and a smooth f (both on a set X) - how do we find the distribution u such that fu = v? If f is never zero, then u = v/f is the solution.
I am trying to do the case where X is the real line and where f isn't always non zero.
The book I am reading tells me that if the points x in X such that f(x) = 0 are isolated zeros of finite order, then we can reduce to the case f(x) = x^m for some positive integer m.
Can anyone explain why this is true?
Thanks.