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TABLE OF LAPLACE TRANSFORMS

Revision J

By Tom Irvine
Email: tomirvine@aol.com

September 20, 2011

Operation Transforms
N F(s) f (t) , t > 0
1.1

=
0
dt ) t ( y ) st exp( ) s ( Y y(t) , definition of Laplace transform
1.2 Y(s)

+

t
=
j c
j c
ds ) s ( Y ) st exp(
2 j
1
) t ( y
inversion formula
1.3
sY(s) y(0)
y'(t) , first derivative
1.4
( ) ) 0 ( y ) 0 ( sy s Y
2
s '
) t ( y' ' , second derivative
1.5
( )
)] 0 (
) 1 n (
y [
)] 0 (
) 2 n (
y [ s )] 0 ( y [
2 n
s
)] 0 ( y [
1 n
s s Y
n
s

'

) t (
) n (
y , nth derivative
1.6 ( ) s F
s
1

t t
t
0
, d ) ( Y integration
1.7 F(s)G(s)

t t t
t
0
, d ) ( g ) t ( f convolution integral
1.8 |
.
|

\
|
o o
s
F
1

f(ot), scaling
1.9 F(s - o) exp(ot) f(t), shifting in the s plane
1.10 |
.
|

\
|
|
o o
s
F
1

( ) ) t ( f t exp o o| ,
combined scaling and shifting
2
Function Transforms
N F(s) f (t) , t > 0
2.1 1 o(t) , unit impulse at t = 0
2.2 s

) t (
dt
d
o , doublet impulse at t = 0
2.3 exp(- os). o > 0
) t ( o o
2.4
s
1

u(t) , unit step

2.5 ) s exp(
s
1
o ) t ( u o
2.6
2
s
1

t
2.7
.... , 3 , 2 , 1 n ,
n
s
1
=
)! 1 n (
t
1 n

2.8
.... , 3 , 2 , 1 n ,
1 n
s
! n
=
+


n
t
2.9
0 > number real any is k ,
k
s
1


,
) k (
1 k
t
I


the Gamma function is given in Appendix A
2.10
o + s
1
) t exp( o
2.11
2
) s (
1
o +

) t exp( t o


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Function Transforms
N F(s) f (t) , t > 0
2.12
( )
.... , 3 , 2 , 1 n ,
n
s
1
=
o +

) t exp(
)! 1 n (
1 n
t
o

2.13
( ) o +
o
s s
) t exp( 1 o
2.14
( )( )
| = o
| + o +
,
s s
1

( )
| | ) t exp( ) t exp(
1
| o
o |

2.15
( )( )
| = o
| + o +
,
s s s
1

) (
) t exp(
) (
) t exp( 1
o | |
|
+
| o o
o
+
o|

2.16
( )( )
| = o
| + o +
,
s s
s

( )
| | ) t exp( ) t exp(
1
| | o o
| o

2.17
( )
2
s
s
o +

| | ) t exp( t 1 o o


2.18
( )
2
s s
1
o +

| | { } ) t exp( t 1 1
1
2
o o +
o


2.19
2 2
s o +
o

( ) t sin o
2.20
| | | |
2 2
s
) cos( s ) sin(
o +
o o + o

( ) o + ot sin
2.21
2 2
s
s
o +


( ) t cos o
2.22 2
2 2
s
2 2
s
|
.
|

\
|
o +
o

( ) t cos t o
2.23
|
.
|

\
|
o +
2 2
s s
1

( ) | | t cos 1
2
1
o
o

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Function Transforms
N F(s) f (t) , t > 0
2.24
2
2 2
s
1
|
.
|

\
|
o +

( ) | | t cos t ) t sin(
3
2
1
o o o
o

2.25
2
2 2
s
s
|
.
|

\
|
o +

| | ) t sin( t
2
1
o
o

2.26 2
2 2
s
2
s
|
.
|

\
|
o +

( ) | | t cos t ) t sin(
2
1
o o + o
o


2.27
e = o
|
.
|

\
|
o + |
.
|

\
|
e +
,
2 2
s
2 2
s
1

( ) ( )
)
`

e
e
o
o
)

o e
t sin
1
t sin
1
2 2
1

2.28
( ) o +
o
s
2
s

( ) | | t exp 1
1
t o
o

2.29
( )
2 2
s | + o +
|

( ) ( ) t sin t exp | o

2.30
( )
2 2
s
s
| + o +
o +

( ) ( ) t cos t exp | o

2.31
( )
2 2
s
s
| + o +
+

( ) ( ) ( )
)
`

|
o
+ | o t sin t cos t exp
2.32
2 2
s
s
| +
o +

( )
|
.
|

\
|
o
|
= o o + |
|
| + o
arctan , t sin
2 2


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Function Transforms
N F(s) f (t) , t > 0
2.33
2 2
s
1
o

( ) t sinh
1
o
o

2.34
2 2
s
s
o

( ) t cosh o
2.35 |
.
|

\
| o
s
arctan

( ) t sin
t
1
o
2.36
s
1

t
1
t

2.37
o + s
1

( ) t exp
t
1
o
t

2.38
3
s
1

t
t
2

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Function Transforms
N F(s) f (t) , t > 0
3.1
2 2
s
1
o +


, ) t (
o
J o

Bessel function given in Appendix A
3.2
2 / 3
2 2
s
1
|
.
|

\
|
o +

) t (
1
J
t
o
|
.
|

\
|
o

3.3
2 2
s
1
o


, ) t (
o
I o

Modified Bessel function given in
Appendix A
3.4
2 / 3
2 2
s
1
|
.
|

\
|
o

) t (
1
I
t
o
|
.
|

\
|
o

3.5 | o s s
( ) ( ) | | t exp t exp
t t 2
1
o |
t





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Exponential Function Transforms
N F(s) f (t) , t > 0
4.1 exp(- os). o > 0
) t ( o o
4.2 ) s exp(
s
1
o ) t ( u o
4.3
( )
) s exp(
s
2 2
p

| + o +

( ) | | ( ) | | p > p | p o

t , t sin t exp
4.4
( )
) s exp(
s
s
2 2
p

| + o +
+

( ) | | ( ) | | ( ) | |
p >
)
`

p |

|
+ o
+ p | p o
t ,
t sin t cos t exp







References

1. Jan Tuma, Engineering Mathematics Handbook, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1979.
2. F. Oberhettinger and L. Badii, Table of Laplace Transforms, Springer-Verlag,
N.Y.,1972.
3. M. Abramowitz and I. Stegun, editors, Handbook of Mathematical Functions
With Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Tables, National Bureau of Standards,
Washington, D.C., 1964.
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APPENDIX A


Gamma Function

Integral

0 x ,
0
dt
t
e
1 x
t ) x ( >

= I

(A-1)

Series

+ + +
= I
) n x ( ) 2 x ( ) 1 x ( x
! n
x
n
n
lim
) x (

(A-2)


Bessel Function of the First Kind

Zero Order

( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
+ + =
2
6
2
4
2
2
o
! 3
2 / x
! 2
2 / x
! 1
2 / x
1 x J (A-3)

First Order

( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
( ) | | x J
dx
d
! 3 4
2 / x
! 2 3
2 / x
! 1 2
2 / x
1
2
x
x J
o
2
6
2
4
2
2
1
=

+ + = (A-4)


Modified Bessel Function of the First Kind

Zero Order
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
+ + + + =
2
6
2
4
2
2
o
! 3
2 / x
! 2
2 / x
! 1
2 / x
1 x I (A-5)

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First Order

( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
( ) | | x I
dx
d
! 3 4
2 / x
! 2 3
2 / x
! 1 2
2 / x
1
2
x
x I
o
2
6
2
4
2
2
1
=

+ + + + = (A-6)