On applying the Laplace transform method to an equation describing an axially moving string

In this paper an initial‐boundary value problem for a linear, nonhomogeneous axially moving string equation will be considered. The velocity of the string is assumed to be constant, and the nonhomogeneous terms in the string equation are due to external forces acting on the string. The Laplace transform method will be used to construct the solution of the problem. It will turn out that the method has considerable, computational advantages compared to the usually applied method of modal analysis based on eigenfunction expansions. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Solution of Coulomb problem by Laplace transform

The bound state energies and scattering phase shifts for the Coulomb potential are obtained from both the Schrodinger and Dirac equations by taking a Laplace transform. Inversion of transforms is not required, and the nonrelativistic eigenvalue problem is solved without even obtaining the transforms explicitly. The nonrelativistic scattering amplitude appears after solving a first-order differential equation.     

Application of the finite integral transform method to solving a mixed problem with integro-differential conditions for a nonclassical equation

We consider a mixed problem with integro-differential boundary conditions for a nonclassical equation. Under certain conditions, we apply a finite integral transform to this problem and obtain a parametric problem. We introduce the notion of proper boundary conditions of the parametric problem, which is wider than the notion of regularity. By applying the inverse integral transform to the solution of the parametric problem, we obtain an analytic representation of the solution of the original mixed problem.     

Numerical solution of a heat diffusion problem by boundary element methods using the Laplace transform

This paper is concerned with a heat diffusion problem in a half-space which is motivated by the detection of material defects using thermal measurements. This problem is solved by inverting the Laplace transform with respect to time on a contour in the complex plane using an exponentially convergent quadrature rule. This leads to a finite number of time-independent problems, which can be solved in parallel using boundary integral equation methods. We provide a full numerical analysis of this scheme on compact time intervals. Our results are formulated in a way that they can easily be used for other diffusion problems in exterior or interior domains.     

Flexural vibrations of a moving rod

The problem of the transverse natural vibrations of part of a rod between two coaxially fixed guides, moving with an arbitrary constant velocity, is investigated. The conditions of rigid clamping are taken as the boundary conditions. Additional shear stresses, due to longitudinal tension or compression are taken into account. Relations defining the natural frequencies and forms are constructed in an exact formulation by Fourier method. The dependence of the natural frequencies and forms of the lowest vibration modes on the rate of displacement, unknown in the literature, are constructed, and their features are established. A modelling and animation of unusual wave motions of the rod are presented. The main characteristics for the higher vibration modes are constructed.     

Application of high order numerical quadratures to numerical inversion of the Laplace transform

In this paper, new algorithms are proposed for Fredholm integral equations of the first kind corresponding to the inverse Laplace transform. We apply high order numerical quadratures to the truncated integral equation and apply regularization to the discretized linear systems. The resulted regularized least square problems are then solved by the reduced QR factorization method. Several examples taken from the literature are tested. Numerical results show that the approximate inverse Laplace transform obtained by our approach can be very accurate.     

A mixed problem for the Laplace operator in a domain with moderately close holes

We investigate the behavior of the solution of a mixed problem in a domain with two moderately close holes. We introduce a positive parameter ε and we define a perforated domain Ω_ε obtained by making two small perforations in an open set. Both the size and the distance of the cavities tend to 0 as ε → 0. For ε small, we denote by u_ε the solution of a mixed problem for the Laplace equation in Ω_ε. We describe what happens to u_ε as ε → 0 in terms of real analytic maps and we compute an asymptotic expansion.     

On the nonuniqueness of the solution of a mixed boundary value problem for the Laplace equation

We study the solvability of the mixed boundary value problem for the Laplace equation with three distinct boundary conditions, two of which include two directional derivatives with distinct tilt angles and the remaining one is the first boundary condition. An example of a nontrivial solution of the homogeneous problem is given, and conditions under which the problem has a unique solution are established. The solvability of the problem with a nonhomogeneous first boundary condition is studied.     

The mixed three-dimensional problem for steady vibrations of plates

Using the symbolic method of homogeneous solutions, we study the problem of the steady-state vibrations of an isotropic plate whose upper face is stress-free, and whose lower face is rigidly restrained. We carry out a numerical study of the dispersion equation. We exhibit the barrier frequencies at which a penetrating harmonic or biharmonic solution arises. Theories of applied type are proposed. Three figures, 2 tables. Bibliography: 5 titles. Translated fromTeoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 27, 1997, pp. 10–17.     

A Hausdorff‐like moment problem and the inversion of the Laplace transform

We consider the problem of finding u ∈ L ²(I ), I = (0, 1), satisfying ∫_I u (x )x dx = μ _k , where k = 0, 1, 2, …, (α _k ) is a sequence of distinct real numbers greater than –1/2, and μ = (μ _kl ) is a given bounded sequence of real numbers. This is an ill‐posed problem. We shall regularize the problem by finite moments and then, apply the result to reconstruct a function on (0, +∞) from a sequence of values of its Laplace transforms. Error estimates are given. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Geometric interpretation of the Euler-Knopp summation method in the problem of inverting the Laplace transform

In this paper, we consider a method for inverting the Laplace transform F(s) = \(\int\limits_0^\infty {e^{ - st} f(t)dt} \), which consists in representing the original function by the Laguerre series

$f(t) = \sum\limits_{k = 0}^\infty {a_k L_k (bt).} $

(1)

First, we perform a conformal mapping of the plane (s), which depends on parameter ξ. The value of the parameter is determined by the location of the singular points of the given representation. Under this mapping, series (1) takes the form

$f(t) = \frac{{b - \xi }}{b}\exp (\xi t)\sum\limits_{k = 0}^\infty {c_k L_k ((b - \xi )t).} $

It is demonstrated that such inverting scheme is equivalent to applying the Picone-Tricomi method with further acceleration of the rate of convergence of series (1) using the Euler-Knopp nonlinear procedure

$\sum\limits_{k = 0}^\infty {a_k z^k } = \sum\limits_{k = 0}^\infty {A_k (p)\frac{{z^k }}{{(1 - pz)^{k + 1} }},} A_k (p) = \sum\limits_{j = 0}^k {\left( \begin{gathered} k \hfill \\ j \hfill \\ \end{gathered} \right)( - p)^{k - j} a_j } .$

Under this approach, the original function is represented by the series

$f(t) = \exp \left( {\frac{{bpt}}{{p - 1}}} \right)\sum\limits_{k = 0}^\infty {\frac{{A_k (p)}}{{(1 - p)^{k + 1} }}L_k } \left( {\frac{{bpt}}{{1 - p}}} \right),$

where parameters ξ and p are related by the formula p = x/(ξ ? b). Unlike many other methods for summation of series, in the scheme suggested, there is no need to investigate the regularity conditions.

     

Rational inversion of the Laplace transform

This paper studies new inversion methods for the Laplace transform of vector-valued functions arising from a combination of A-stable rational approximation schemes to the exponential and the shift operator semigroup. Each inversion method is provided in the form of a (finite) linear combination of the Laplace transform of the function and a finite amount of its derivatives. Seven explicit methods arising from A-stable schemes are provided, such as the Backward Euler, RadauIIA, Crank-Nicolson, and Calahan scheme. The main result shows that, if a function has an analytic extension to a sector containing the nonnegative real line, then the error estimate for each method is uniform in time.     

On a generalization of W.A.J. Luxemburg's asymptotic problem concerning the Laplace transform

In this paper we prove a more general case of Luxemburg's asymptotic problem concerning the Laplace transform: The problem deals with the conservation of a certain asymptotic behavior of a function at infinity, under analytic transformation of its Laplace transform. The theory of commutative Banach algebras tells us that the problem is equivalent to a family of special cases of the original problem, viz. a set of convolution integral equations, parametrized by a complex variable λ. For ∥ λ ∥ large enough, we may use Luxemburg's original result, and for other λ we modify the integral equations, and apply a modification of Luxemburg's result.     

Criterion for the strong solvability of the mixed Cauchy problem for the Laplace equation

In the present paper, we prove a necessary and sufficient condition for the well-posedness of the problem indicated in the title in the space L ₂(Ω). To this end, we use expansions in the eigenfunctions of the mixed Cauchy problem for the Laplace equation with a deviating argument.     

On the accumulation of eigenvalues of operator pencils connected with the problem of vibrations in a viscoelastic rod

In this paper, we study the problem of the boundary accumulation of a discrete spectrum, which is essential for a boundary-value problem of fourth order arising in the theory of small transverse vibrations in an inhomogeneous viscoelastic rod (a Kelvin—Voigt body). We establish conditions for such an accumulation and its asymptotics, which are expressed in terms of the coefficients defining the problem posed by the differential expression. The results obtained are illustrated by numerical computation data.