In mathematical analysis, the initial value theorem is a theorem used to relate frequency domain expressions to the time domain behavior as time approaches zero.
It is also known under the abbreviation IVT.
Let
be the (one-sided) Laplace transform of ƒ(t). The initial value theorem then says
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