Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace (; French: [pjɛʁ simɔ̃ laplas]; 23 March 1749 – 5 March 1827) was a French scholar and polymath whose work was important to the development of engineering, mathematics, statistics, physics, astronomy, and philosophy. He summarized and extended the work of his predecessors in his five-volume Mécanique Céleste (Celestial Mechanics) (1799–1825). This work translated the geometric study of classical mechanics to one based on calculus, opening up a broader range of problems. In statistics, the Bayesian interpretation of probability was developed mainly by Laplace.Laplace formulated Laplace's equation, and pioneered the Laplace transform which appears in many branches of mathematical physics, a field that he took a leading role in forming. The Laplacian differential operator, widely used in mathematics, is also named after him. He restated and developed the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the Solar System and was one of the first scientists to postulate the existence of black holes and the notion of gravitational collapse.
Laplace is remembered as one of the greatest scientists of all time. Sometimes referred to as the French Newton or Newton of France, he has been described as possessing a phenomenal natural mathematical faculty superior to that of any of his contemporaries.
He was Napoleon's examiner when Napoleon attended the École Militaire in Paris in 1784.
Laplace became a count of the Empire in 1806 and was named a marquis in 1817, after the Bourbon Restoration.
Hi all
How hard is it to write a symbolic laplace solver ?
(I am aware that there are many available out
there, but I wanted to write one in MATLAB
which doesn't use symbolic toolbox). Where can
I start to get a good reference for the code ?
Thank you
Prabhakar
This is some homework from my Analog Signal Processing class, it's a cool class and I've not had much trouble, but this is giving me a bit of a problem and I was hoping someone could help me see what I'm doing... Here's the problem:
Sketch, Get the Laplace Transform of, and Sketch the complex...
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Solve df/dx (x)+ f(x)= 3 under the condition f(0)= -2 using the Laplace transformations
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The Attempt at a Solution
Not even sure where to start on this one. Dont have any examples that point me in the right direction. Any ideas anyone??
Hello Everybody.
I gave a quick look onto the internet but i couldn't get anything interesting.
Heres my problem.
Im solving the differential equation given by:
(-\Delta+k^2)^2u=\delta
Where \delta is the dirac delta distribuiton (and u is thought as a distribution as well)
The...
Solve the following given y(0) = 0 & y'(0)=1:
y′′+3y′+2y = u2(t), such that u2(t) is a heaviside step function
Here's what I've got so far,
=>s2Y(s)−sy(0)−y′(0) + 3sY(s)−3y(0) + 2Y(s)= exp(−2s)/s
Y(s) = (exp(−2s) + s) / (s(s2+3s+2))
Y(s) = exp(−2s)/(s(s2+3s+2))* + 1/(s2+3s+2)**
The...
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y(x) = e^{3x} + \int_0^{x}\hspace{1mm}y(t)\hspace{1mm}e^{x-t}\hspace{1mm}dt
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(f*g)(x) = \int_0^{x}\hspace{1mm}y(t)\hspace{1mm}g(x-t)\hspace{1mm}dt
L(f*g;s) = L(f;s)L(g;s)
I will use Y(s) to denote L(y;s)
The Attempt at a Solution
I tried...
I'm trying to solve the homogeneous heat equation of a semi-infinite cylinder in cylindrical coordinates for a semi-infinite cable (no theta dependence):
\frac{\partial U}{\partial t}=D\left(\frac{\partial^{2} U}{\partial r^{2}}+\frac{1}{r}\frac{\partial U}{\partial r}+\frac{\partial^{2}...
I read through that 800 something page Dover book on differential equations, but I feel like I haven't had enough practice. I need several problems and solutions, but mostly Laplace transform problems. In fact even just Laplace transform problems would be greatly appreciated.
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Find Io(t) for t>0 using Ltspice 4
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n/a
The Attempt at a Solution
Here is what i have so far. I am unsure if i have the voltage source on the left correct or not. I am also stuck on how to use the current dependent current source from...
Homework Statement
Derive the second order differential equation relating x(t) and y(t).
Using the Laplace transform, find the total response as a function of the zero input response and the zero state response in the following form.Homework Equations
Y(s)=Yzs(s) + Yzi(s)
The Attempt at a...
Hi, I was wondering what the prerequisites are for doing Laplace Transforms. I'm just a little confused with one of the examples :
\int_0^{\infty} = e^{-sx} dx = [e^{-sx}/s]_0^{\infty} = 1/s
I understand that e^{-s(0)} is 1. But where does the e^{-s(\infty)} part go? Is there something I...
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Okay, I'm pretty lost in my differential equations class and I'm not sure how to transform the functions
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f(t)= 1 / (s+2)^2
f(t)= 1 / (s+3)^3
f(t)= 1 / (s^2-3^2)
They seem pretty simple, but i have no clue if whether I'm suppose to use 2 formulas or...
After solving a simple circuit with a inductor L in series with resistor R Driven by Voltage source V0 by using Laplace Transform we get
I(s) = \frac{V}{s (R + Ls}
Why do we call this the frequency Domain response?
What does 's' represents?
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Given a transfer function in the Laplace Domain
Detemine an expression for x(t), given f(t) is a sinusodial input with frequency omega = root(k2/m2) and amplitude of 1 N (initial conditions equal 0)Homework Equations...
Laplace Transform of...
Few months back my friend called me to help him (and his whole class!) finding the Laplace Transform of \sin \sqrt{t}.
Since then I found myself wasting hours and days (even before non-mathematics exams!) trying to solve the problem. I also checked the provided answer...
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solve the differential equation by using Laplace transform
x^{''}(t)+7x^{'}(t)+10x(t)=sin3t
x(0)=0, x^{'}(0)=0
Homework Equations
X(s)s^2+X(s)7s+X(s)10=\frac{3}{s^2+9}
then i get
X(s) = \frac{3}{s^2+9}\cdot\frac{1}{(s+5)(s+2)}...
Hi, so we just started learning about Laplace transforms yesterday, and I have a problem which I am not sure what to do:
My question is about the second term, if it was a constant coefficient I could do this fine, but none of the 2 examples we did in class for solving ODEs with Laplace...
Homework Statement
Find the Laplace transform of the given function, a and b are real constants.
Hint: cos(bt)=(e^ibt+e^-ibt)/2 and sin(bt)=(e^it-e^ibt)/2i.
f(t)=e^(at)*sin(bt)
The attempt at a solution
The LaPlace transform of e^at is 1/(s-a).
The LaPlace transform of sin(bt) is...
Hi all
Conventionally we used to seeing the Laplace transform applied to problems that use time as the independent variable, can anybody point me at some examples that do not use time as the independent variable?
Thanks
Tim
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I'm trying to solve a definite Laplace transform. The function is defined as f(t) = sin(t) over the interval [0, \pi]
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The integrate to evaluate is:
\int_0^\pi e^{-st} sin(t) dt
The Attempt at a Solution
To evaluate, first use integration by...
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So I finally had my final today, and I was so worried because I needed a 90% at least to pass the class with an A. :\ So I'm really worried with a few of my answers.
One of those (that I can remember) was the laplace transform of: t(sinh(3t).
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laplace t...
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2y'' + y' + 4y = ∂(t-π/6)sin(t); y(0)=0, y'(0)=1/2.
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Dunno
The Attempt at a Solution
The left side of the equation is what's tripping me up. There's nothing on my Elementary Laplace Transforms table that has the Dirac delta function...
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Find the Laplace transform of each of the following functions:
...
2. f(t)=eatcos(bt)
3. f(t)=tn, were n is a positive integer
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As you well know, taking the Laplace of f(t) means ∫f(t)e-stdt from 0 to ∞
The Attempt at a Solution...
Hello, I am trying to find the laplace transform of \frac{f(t)}{t}
http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/courses/Webcourse-contents/IIT-KANPUR/mathematics-2/node92.html
Lemma 10.3.9
I don't understand why we are taking the limit as s goes to infinity
Can anyone help me?
thank you
Just out of curiosity, I've been looking into the Laplace transform and noticed that...
\mathcal{L}(sin(t))=\frac{1}{s^2+1}=\frac{d}{ds}(tan^{-1}(s))
So, I was wondering if the Laplace transform of the sinc function was the inverse tangent function. In LaTEX...
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I have a couple of problems that I am stuck on. The following:
y'' - 6y' + 9y = t
y(0) = 0
y'(0) = 1
and
y'' - 6y' + 13y = 0
y(0) = 0
y'(0) = -3
Homework Equations
y'' = s2Y(s) - sf(0) - f'(0)
y' = sY(s) - f(0)
y = Y(s)
The Attempt at a Solution...
I'm deriving the heat equation using Laplace transforms.
I'm up to u(bar) = Aesqrt(s)x + Be-sqrt(s)x.
My boundary conditions are lim(x tends to 0) = 0 & this makes A = 0, so u(bar) = Be-sqrt(s)x
My other BC is ux(0,t) = -Q
My question is how do I get B using this BC?
I tried using the def...
Homework Statement
the inverse laplace transform of ln\frac{s+2}{s-5} using the inverse Laplace transform of the derivative
Homework EquationsL^{-1}{\frac{d^{n}}{ds^{n}}F(S)} = (-1)^{n}t^{n}f(t)
The Attempt at a Solution
the integral of ln\frac{s+2}{s-5} I worked to be (s+2)ln(s+2)-(s+2)...
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The Attempt at a Solution
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Thanks in advance,
JJ
Homework Statement
L{tcos(t)}
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Using the laplace transform find the equation.
The Attempt at a Solution
I already have a really long answer. . .I was just wondering if someone can explain this:
Another method (appart from using integration by parts...
one of the questions my diff eq teacher gave us is L{(t^3)(sin^3(t))} (laplace of t cubed sine cubed t)
i'll just cut to the chase and ask, would you be of the opinion that a question like this is in the scope of an intro to ODE class?
Homework Statement
Solve the system of first order differential equations using Laplace Transforms:
dx/dt = x - 4y
dy/dt = x + y,
subject to the initial conditions x(0)=3 and y(0)=-4.
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So far I've used the limited knowledge of Laplace Transforms for first order...
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Solve using the Laplace Transforms (can not use partial fractions)
f '(t) + \int2f(u) du = 2 + 3f(t)
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Using Laplace
f '(t) gets replaced with sF(s) -f(0)
\int2f(u) du gets replaced with \frac{2F(s)}{s}
Please correct me if I'm wrong on...
Homework Statement
\frac{s}{(s-a)(s-b)}
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Now I know that it results in:
[tex]\frac{ae^(at)-be^(bt)}{a-b}[\tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
OK, I don't have the slightest clue where to begin. Could someone point me in the right direction? I've looked at all...
Homework Statement
y'' + ty' - y = 0
plugging in the known Laplace formuals i get this...
[s^2Y(s) - sy(0) - y'(0)] + [-sY'(s) - Y(s)] - Y(s) = 0
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y(0) = 0
y'(0) = 3
The Attempt at a Solution
simplying to a linear first order DE
-sY'(s) + (s^2-2)Y(s) = 3...
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Let f(t) denote a causal signal. Show that L+ {f(−at)} = 0 for any a > 0.
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The Attempt at a Solution
I know that the laplace{f(at)} = 1/a*F(s/a)
but by simply placing -a whenever determining the Laplace, my signs gets confused within the...
Homework Statement
Find the Laplace transform of cos(t)h(t)
if the LT of h(t) (unit step) is 1/s
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The Attempt at a Solution
Since the unit step isn't shifting anything anywhere, can I just treat it as 1? Seems too simple, haha. Any ideas? thanks.
Homework Statement I need to solve the Laplace equation, u_rr + (1/r)u_r + (1/r^2)u_{theta}{theta} = 0,
on a circular wedge with radius R, angle {alpha}, where u(r,0) = 0, u(R,{theta}) = 0, and
u(r,{alpha}) = 50.
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The Attempt at a Solution Separate variables -...
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The steady state temperature distribution, T(x,y), in a flat metal sheet obeys the partial differential equation:
\frac{\partial^2{T}}{\partial{x}^2}+{\frac{\partial^2{T}}{\partial{y}^2}}=0
Separate the variables and find T everywhere on a square flat plate of sides S with...
When trying to solve a pde using Laplace transform, I need to invert an expression of the form
\frac{\exp{(-as-b\sqrt{s})}}{s^2}
A friend told me that Mathematica cannot invert such expression. I try using convolution but a bit loss when trying to evaluate the integral of Erfc(.)...
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Find the unit impulse response for the operator D^4 + I, using the Laplace transform.
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The Attempt at a Solution
w^(4) + w = δ(t)
s^4W + W = 1
W = 1 / (s^4 +1)
Now, I need to find the inverse laplace transform of W. But I don't know how to simplify W...
Homework Statement
It's been a while since I've done laplace transforms, but I need some help with one!
I am supposed to find the laplace tranform for the following signal. This is for my circuits class btw.
xa(t) = 2u(t-1)
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Laplace tables...
Homework Statement
Simply find L{Sin(bt)}Homework Equations
My Professor gave us a hint "Use Integration by Parts TWICE"
The Attempt at a Solution
so i start with the usual limit as N -> infinity the integral of e^(-st)sin(bt)dt
Integrating by parts i get ( u = sin(bt) du = bcos(bt) dv =...
Homework Statement
Using laplace transform, solve:
y'' - y = \frac{x^2-3x+2}{|x^2-3x+2|}
y(0)=y'(0)=0
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The Attempt at a Solution
Just to know if I'm on the right path -
Since the quadratic has 2 roots, at 1 and at 2, the entire thing can be equal to...
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Not a homework problem exactly, but in an EE textbook I saw something to the following effect:
To obtain the time domain behavior for \frac{s}{s^2+\frac{\omega_0}{Q} + {\omega_0}^2} the following Laplace transforms are combined to cancel the term in the numerator...