MATH319 Slides

84 Conclusion of proof: associativity

(iv) This can be proved in a similar way to (i). Alternatively, one use (iii) to compute

ℒ⁢((f∗g)∗h)⁢(s)=ℒ⁢(f∗g)⁢(s)⁢ℒ⁢(h)⁢(s)=ℒ⁢(f)⁢(s)⁢ℒ⁢(g)⁢(s)⁢ℒ⁢(h)⁢(s)
=ℒ⁢(f∗(g∗h))⁢(s)

and then use uniqueness, as discussed below.