B1.19

Methods of Mathematical Physics
Part II, 2001

State and prove the convolution theorem for Laplace transforms.

Use the convolution theorem to prove that the Beta function

B(p,q)=01(1τ)p1τq1dτB(p, q)=\int_{0}^{1}(1-\tau)^{p-1} \tau^{q-1} d \tau

may be written in terms of the Gamma function as

B(p,q)=Γ(p)Γ(q)Γ(p+q)B(p, q)=\frac{\Gamma(p) \Gamma(q)}{\Gamma(p+q)}