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The Lamb-Bateman integral equation and the fractional derivatives

Mathematical Physics 2010-06-09 v2 math.MP

Abstract

The Lamb-Bateman integral equation was introduced to study the solitary wave diffraction and its solution was written in terms of an integral transform. We prove that it is essentially the Abel integral equation and its solution can be obtained using the formalism of fractional calculus.

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@article{arxiv.1006.0184,
  title  = {The Lamb-Bateman integral equation and the fractional derivatives},
  author = {D. Babusci and G. Dattoli and D. Sacchetti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1006.0184},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

3 pages; revised version (misprints corrected, acknowledgements added)