3.4 Applications of integral depending on a parameter

Integral transformation: function f→Integral function g where

       ∫ +∞

g(y) =  −∞  K (x,y )f (x)dx

where K(x,y) is called the kernal of the integral transformation. Analogy. Assuming f is discrete, i.e.

f −→  v =,     v(k ) = xk, k ∈ {1,...,n}

Similarly,

K  (x, y) − → Kij,    g − →  w

then we have

     ∑n
wi =     Kijvj
     j=1

So integral transformation is the extension of linear transformation from finite dimension to infinite dimension.

Particularly, if K(x,y) has a form of K(y−x), then

             ∫ +∞
(K  ∗ f)(y) =      K (y − x )f (x)dx
              −∞

is called the convolution of K and f. At this time

              ∫ +∞
(K ∗ f)′(y) =      K ′(y − x)f(x)dx
               −∞

Example 3.4.1 The boundary value problem of Laplace function. Assuming Ω={(x,y)|y>0}⊆R2, then

Assuming

          ----y------
K (x, y) = π(x2 + y2)

we can verify that

  • ∫−∞+∞K(x,y)dx=1.
  • ∂K∂x(x,y)=∂K∂y(x,y).
  • ΔK=0.

Assuming f is continuous and bounded (within M), let

         ∫                             ∫
            +∞        y                   +∞
u(x,y ) =      π-[(x-−-t)2 +-y2]f (t)dt =       K (x − t,y)f(t)dt
           −∞                            −∞

Then we have Δu=∫−∞+∞ΔK(x−t,y)f(t)dt=0|u(x,y)−f(x)|=|∫−∞+∞yπ[(x−t)2+y2](f(t)−f(x))dt|≤1π∫|t−x|<δy|f(t)−f(x)|π[(x−t)2+y2]dt+1π∫|t−x|≥δy|f(t)−f(x)|π[(x−t)2+y2]dt≤1π∫|t−x|<δyϵπ[(x−t)2+y2]dt+1π∫|t−x|≥δy⋅2Mπ[(x−t)2+y2]dt=ϵ+4Mπ(π2−arctan⁡δy)⇒|limy→+∞u(x,y)−f(x)|≤0⇒limy→+∞u(x,y)=f(x)

Laplacian transformation.
          ∫ +∞  − px
ℒ[f](p) =      e    f(x)dx = F (p)
           0

If ∃M>0 such that ∀x>0, |f(x)|≤Meαx, then the Laplacian transformation exists when p>a and F∈C∞ (Note: maybe f is only integrable!). We can prove that

          ∫ +∞
F (k)(p) =      (− x)ke−pxf(x)dx
           0

Consider L[f′](p)=∫0+∞e−pxf′(x)dx=∫0+∞e−pxdf(x)=e−pxf(x)|0+∞+p∫0+∞e−pxf(x)dx=−f(0)+pL[f](p)

So we have