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The traditional theory of Laplace transformation in its currently prevalent form is unsatisfactory. Its deficiencies can be traced back to a mismatch of the definition intervals of the original function and of the inverse L-transform. A new…
This paper focuses on the mathematical approaches to the analysis of stability that is a crucial step in the design of dynamical systems. Three methods are presented, namely, absolutely integrable impulse response, Fourier integral, and…
In this paper, we introduce a novel semi-analytical method for solving a broad class of initial value problems involving differential, integro-differential, and delay equations, including those with fractional and variable-order…
A second order explicit one-step numerical method for the initial value problem of the general ordinary differential equation is proposed. It is obtained by natural modifications of the well-known leapfrog method, which is a second order,…
The probe and singular sources methods are two well-known classical direct reconstruction methods in inverse obstacle problems governed by partial differential equations. In this paper, by considering an inverse obstacle problem governed by…
Starting from the Brock's construction of Continuous Steiner Symmetrization of sets, the problem of modifying continuously a given domain up to obtain a ball, preserving its measure and with decreasing first eigenvalue of the Laplace…
We find an expression for the joint Laplace transform of the law of $(T_{[x,+\infty[},X_{T_{[x,+\infty[}})$ for a L\'evy process $X$, where $T_{[x,+\infty[}$ is the first hitting time of $[x,+\infty[$ by $X$. When $X$ is an $\alpha$-stable…
This paper revisits the classical formulation of the Z-transform and its relationship to the inverse Laplace transform (L-1), originally developed by Ragazzini in sampled-data theory. It identifies a longstanding mathematical oversight in…
In this paper a new method for inverting the Laplace transform from the real axis is formulated. This method is based on a quadrature formula. We assume that the unknown function $f(t)$ is continuous with (known) compact support. An…
Derivatives of fractional order are introduced in different ways: as left-inverse of the fractional integral or by generalizing the limit of the difference quotient defining integer-order derivatives. Although the two approaches lead (under…
In this article, a new modified Laplace-Fourier method is developed in order to obtain the solutions of linear neutral delay differential equations. The proposed method provides a more accurate solution than the one provided by the pure…
The Laplace transform method for solving of a wide class of initial value problems for fractional differential equations is introduced. The method is based on the Laplace transform of the Mittag-Leffler function in two parameters. To extend…
Techniques are proposed for solving integral equations of the first kind with an input known not precisely. The requirement that the solution sought for includes a given number of maxima and minima is imposed. It is shown that when the…
In this short note, we present few results on the use of the discrete Laplace transform in solving first and second order initial value problems of discrete differential equations.
The classical Talbot method for the computation of the inverse Laplace transform is improved for the case where the transform is analytic in the complex plane except for the negative real axis. First, by using a truncated Talbot contour…
The probabilistic interpretation of Laplace transforms is used to help to describe the Laplace Transform $L(s)$ of improper random variables. In particular, busy periods in queueing models are examined. The value of $L(0)$ is explained in…
A form of the Laplace transform is reviewed as a paradigm for an entire class of fractional functional transforms. Various of its properties are discussed. Such transformations should be useful in application to differential/integral…
A time integration scheme based on the Laplace Transform (LT) has been implemented in a baroclinic primitive equation model. The LT scheme provides an attractive alternative to the popular semi-implicit (SI) scheme. Analysis shows that it…
We are interested in the classical ill-posed Cauchy problem for the Laplace equation. One method to approximate the solution associated with compatible data consists in considering a family of regularized well-posed problems depending on a…
The main purpose of this paper is to show that there exists a positive number $\lambda_{1}$, the first eigenvalue, such that some $p(x)$-Laplace equation admits a solution if $\lambda=\lambda_{1}$ and that $\lambda_{1}$ is simple, i.e.,…