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Lecture Notes in Differential Equations - Bruce E. Shapiro

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Lesson 32<br />

The Laplace Transform<br />

Basic Concepts<br />

Def<strong>in</strong>ition 32.1 (Laplace Transform). We say the Laplace Transform<br />

of the function f(t) is the function F (s) def<strong>in</strong>ed by the <strong>in</strong>tegral<br />

L[f(t)] = F (s) =<br />

∫ ∞<br />

0<br />

e −st f(t)dt (32.1)<br />

provided that <strong>in</strong>tegral exists.<br />

The notation L[f(t)] and F (s) are used <strong>in</strong>terchangeably with one another.<br />

Example 32.1. F<strong>in</strong>d the Laplace Transform of f(t) = t.<br />

Solution. From the def<strong>in</strong>ition of the Laplace Transform and equation A.53<br />

∫ ∞<br />

L[t] = te −st dt (32.2)<br />

0<br />

( t<br />

=<br />

s − 1 ) ∣ ∣∣∣<br />

∞<br />

s 2 e −st (32.3)<br />

0<br />

= 1 s 2 (32.4)<br />

Example 32.2. F<strong>in</strong>d the Laplace Transform of f(t) = e 2t .<br />

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