Laplace Transform of Bessel Diff Eq

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The Laplace transform of the Bessel function J0(at) is definitively expressed as (s^2 + a^2)^-1/2. The discussion begins with the differential equation x²y'' + xy' + (x² + p²)y = 0, where p = 0. The transformation process involves applying the Laplace transform to both sides, leading to the equation Y = y(0)*(1 + xs)/(xs² + s + x) + y'(0)*x/(xs² + s + x). The integral representation of J0(x) is also highlighted as a method for computing the Laplace transform.

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Hello PF, maybe you can help with this one!

I need to show that the Laplace transform of J0(at) is (s^2 + a^2)^-1/2.

My prof told me to start with the form:
x2y'' + x y' + (x2 + p2)y = 0, where p = 0 ITC.

What have I got so far?...

Doing the Laplace transform on both sides, where Y stands for L[y]:
x2(s2Y - sy(0) - y'(0)) + x(sY - y(0)) + x2Y = 0,

...then 3 lines of algebra...

Y = y(0)* (1 + xs)/(xs2 + s + x) + y'(0)* x/(xs2 + s + x).

Do I convolve these two terms on the RHS now? Do I factor the denominator first? Or do I use some recurrence relns for Bessel functions, which is what y(x) is?

Your help would be much appreciated!
 
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DMcG said:
Hello PF, maybe you can help with this one!

I need to show that the Laplace transform of J0(at) is (s^2 + a^2)^-1/2.

My prof told me to start with the form:
x2y'' + x y' + (x2 + p2)y = 0, where p = 0 ITC.

What have I got so far?...

Doing the Laplace transform on both sides, where Y stands for L[y]:
x2(s2Y - sy(0) - y'(0)) + x(sY - y(0)) + x2Y = 0,

...then 3 lines of algebra...

Something is not right here. I think.

L\{x^2y' ' \}=\frac{d^2}{ds^2} (s^2Y(s)- sy(0) - y'(0))

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laplace_transform"
 
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I think it is easier to start with the integral representation

J_{0}(x) =\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{0}^{2\pi}\exp\left[i x\cos\left(\right\theta)\right]d\theta

You can then directly computethe Laplace transorm by multiplying this by exp(-sx) and then integrate over x from zero to infinity after reversing the order of integration.

It also not difficult to apply the inverse Laplace transform formula

f(x) = \frac{1}{2\pi i}\int_{c-i\infty}^{c+i\infty}\hat{f}(z)\exp(zx)dz

to the formula (s^2 + a^2)^-1/2 and then show that you get the Bessel function.
 

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