Application of Laplace transformation in nuclear

Physics

In mathematics, the Laplace transform is an integral transform named after its

inventor Pierre-Simon Laplace. It transforms a function of a real variable t (often time) to a
function of a complex variable s (complex frequency). The transform has many applications
in science and engineering.

The Laplace transform is similar to the Fourier transform. While the Fourier transform of a
function is a complex function of a real variable (frequency), the Laplace transform of a
function is a complex function of a complex variable. Laplace transforms are usually
restricted to functions of t with t ≥ 0. A consequence of this restriction is that the Laplace
transform of a function is a holomorphic function of the variable s. Unlike the Fourier
transform, the Laplace transform of a distribution is generally a well-behaved function.
Techniques of complex variables can also be used to directly study Laplace transforms. As a
holomorphic function, the Laplace transform has a power series representation. This power
series expresses a function as a linear superposition of moments of the function. This
perspective has applications in probability theory.
This equation is the fundamental relationship describing radioactive decay, where represents
the number of undecayed atoms remaining in a sample of a radioactive isotope at time and is
the decay constant. Which is indeed the correct form for radioactive decay.

Laplace transforms methods offer the following advantages over the classical methods. Initial
conditions are automatically considered in the transformed equations. Much less time is
involved in solving differential equations. It gives systematic and routine solutions for
differential equations.

A very simple application of Laplace transform in the area of physics could be to find out the
harmonic vibration of a beam which is supported at its two ends .
Let us consider a beam of length l and uniform cross section parallel to the yz
plane so that the normal deflection w(x,t) is measured downward if the axis of the beam is
towards x axis . The basic equation defining this phenomenon is given below.
EId4w/dx4 - m w =0 (1)
Where E is Young’s modulus of elasticity ,I is the moment of interia of the cross section with
respect to the y axis is the mass per unit length and ω is the angular frequency