Mathematica Can Mathematica Handle Complex Inverse Laplace Transforms with Bessel Functions?

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The discussion centers on the challenges of finding the inverse Laplace transform of a specific function involving the modified Bessel function of the second kind, K1. The original poster inquires about using Mathematica for this task but receives feedback indicating that Mathematica struggles with even simpler related problems. It is suggested that there may not be a closed-form solution available for the function in question. The possibility of approximating the function to facilitate an inverse Laplace transform is raised, but it is met with skepticism. Ultimately, the consensus is that the user may need to perform the numerical inverse Laplace transform manually, as Mathematica may not support this specific calculation effectively.
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Hello,

I have the following Laplace function:

\frac{\left[2\sqrt{a\,s}K_1\left(2\sqrt{a\,s}\right)\right]^N}{s}

where N and a are constants and K1 is the modified Bessel function of the second kind and order 1. I need to find the inverse Laplace transform at a specific value. Can I do that in Mathematica?

Thanks
 
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I do not believe so.

It seems that it cannot even do this simpler problem

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=InverseLaplaceTransform[BesselY[1,Sqrt[s]]/Sqrt[s],s,t]

It can't even do this

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=InverseLaplaceTransform[BesselY[1,s]/s,s,t]

Check this carefully before depending on it

If I have not made a mistake and
if Mathematica cannot do this and
if you can convincingly demonstrate that there is a solution that is valid over a significant domain
then we can try to coax them to incorporating that into a future release,
but I would urge you to not hold your breath waiting for this.

Is there any chance that you can find an acceptable approximation to your function which does have an Inverse Laplace?
 
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Bill Simpson said:
I do not believe so.

It seems that it cannot even do this simpler problem

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=InverseLaplaceTransform[BesselY[1,Sqrt[s]]/Sqrt[s],s,t]

It can't even do this

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=InverseLaplaceTransform[BesselY[1,s]/s,s,t]

Check this carefully before depending on it

If I have not made a mistake and
if Mathematica cannot do this and
if you can convincingly demonstrate that there is a solution that is valid over a significant domain
then we can try to coax them to incorporating that into a future release,
but I would urge you to not hold your breath waiting for this.

Is there any chance that you can find an acceptable approximation to your function which does have an Inverse Laplace?

This is the problem, there is no closed form expression known for this. I thought Mathematica would do the numerical inverse Laplace transform. I think I need to do that manually now. Thanks
 

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