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The General Formula of Laguerre Transform of

Higher Derivatives
Dr. Eman Ali Hussain

Ghuson Saeid Abed

Department of Mathematics, College

of Science, University of Al_Mustansiriya
Email:dr_emansultan@yahoo.com

Ministry of Science and

Technology
Email: ghusonabed_2010@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT
In the present paper we are given a proposed general formula of Laguerre Transforms for any order derivatives by using
simple and new formula without use the method of integration by parts of the integral, and we introduce some derivative
(third ,four,,seven) to show the simplicity of the proposed formula.

Keyword - Laguerre Transform, Higher Derivative.

1. INTRODUCTION
Many important phenomena occurring in various field of engineering and science are frequently modeled through
differential equations consist different of derivative order. In this paper used the Laguerre Transform to find the
derivative of the function. Basic concepts of the Laguerre Transform can be found in (1953) and (1954) by McCully J.C.
[1,2], Richard A. Silverman in (1965) by and in (1980) by Keilson J.[3], we refer to formulation of the Laguerre
Transform is defined by the following equation:-

L{ f ( x)} f (n) e x x Ln ( x) f ( x)dx

(1-1)

n=0,1,2,..

Where f(x) is defined in 0 x < , > 1 , n is nonnegative integer and Ln (x) is laguerre polynomial defined by the
form:

(n 1)( x)k
k 0 (k 1)k!(n k )!
n

Ln ( x)

(1-2)

In (2007) by Lokenath Debnath and in (2010) by Alexander were discussed Laguerre transform of the first and second
derivative of f(x) by using integral by parts, we obtain the following equations [4,5]:
n

n 1

k 0

k 0

L{ f ( x)} f (n) f 1 (k ) f (k )

where n=0,1,2,

(1-3)

And for the second derivative its [4,5]:n

n 1

n 1

k 0

k 0

k 0

L{ f ( x)} f (n) 2 f 1 (n k ) 2 f (n k 1) 2 (k 1) f 1 (n k 1)
n

n2

k 0

k 0

( 1) (k 1) f 2 (n k ) (k 1) f (n k 2)

(1-4)

*Hint. the fourth term in the equation (1-4),the order of Laguerre Transform is (-1) instead of (+1) who mentioned in
[5,6].
And for calculate the Laguerre Transform of third derivatives by using the recurrence relation, the properties of the
Laguerre Polynomial [4,7,8], and the same method in [5,6] we obtain the following equation:n-1
n 2 (k 1)!
f (n - k - 2)
L{f (x)} f (n) 3 f (n - k - 1) 3
k 0
k 0 k!1!

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n- 3 (k 2)!

n
1 (k 1)!
f (n - k - 3) - 3
f -1(n - k) 6 n
f -1(n - k - 1) k 0 k!2!
k 0
k 0 k!1!

(1-5)

n-2 (k 2)!

k 0

n (k 1)!
1 (k 2)!
f -1(n - k - 2) 3( 1 )
f -2 (n - k) 3( 1 )n
f -2 (n - k - 1)
k!2!
k 0 k!1!
k 0 k!2!

( k 2 )!
f 3 ( n k )
k 0 k !2!
n

( 1 )( 2 )

For above equation we obtain (10) terms, when we continue to find the higher derivative by the integral by parts the
process of finding become very difficult because the numbers of terms will be increasing such that for the seven
derivative we obtain (36) terms.

2. THE COEFFICIENTS OF LAGUERRE TRANSFORMS OF THE SEVEN DERIVATIVES

Now we illustrate the coefficients of Laguerre Transforms of the (
1,, n-7) in the following tables:-

df d 2 f
d7 f
, 2 ,..., 7 ) of order () with degree (n , ndx dx
dx

Table (2-1) The Coefficient of Laguerre Transform of order ()

Degree of Laguerre Transform
n
n-1
n-2
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
1
4
6
1
5
10
1
6
15
1
7
21
m=0
m=1
m=2

derivative
first
second
third
forth
fifth
sixth
seventh

n-3

n-4

n-5

n-6

n-7

1
4
10
20
35
m=3

1
5
15
35
m=4

1
6
21
m=5

1
7
m=6

1
m=7

Consider we can find the coefficient of the Laguerre Transform in the table (2-1)
coefficients
zero.

by using Binomial

d
m where (d) denote to the order of the derivative and (m) denote to the location of the term which is start by

The coefficients in the table (2-2) it's coming by the Laguerre Transform of derives f(x) of order (-1) with degree (n, n1,, n-7) are
Table (2-2) The Coefficient of Laguerre Transform of order ( -1)
derivative
first
second
third
forth
fifth
sixth
seventh

Degree of Laguerre Transform

n
n-1
-
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 6
- 4
- 12
- 5
- 20
- 6
- 30
- 7
- 42

n-2

n-3

n-4

n-5

n-6

- 3
- 12
- 30
- 60
- 105

- 4
- 20
- 60
- 120

- 5
- 30
- 105

- 6
- 42

- 7

In the table (2-2) we can calculate the coefficients of the first column by multiplying the coefficient in the position (0,0)
(it's -) by

C1d

and for calculate the second column we must multiplying the coefficient in the position (1,0) by

and for the coefficient of the third column we can find by multiplying the coefficient in the position (2,0) by

d
3

C2d

,etc.

Similarly we can find the coefficient for the other order of LT in the following tables:-

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Table (2-3) The Coefficient of Laguerre Transform of order ( -2) and m is start of 2.
Degree of Laguerre Transform
n
n-1
n-2
second
(-1)
third
3(-1)
3(-1)
forth
6(-1)
12(-1)
6(-1)
fifth
10(-1)
30(-1)
30(-1)
sixth
15(-1)
60(-1)
90(-1)
seventh
21(-1)
105(-1)
210(-1)
we can find The coefficients of the first column in table (2-3) by
derivative

n-3

n-4

n-5

10(-1)
60(-1)
15(-1)
210(-1)
105(-1)
21(-1)
multiplying the coefficient in the position (0,0) (it's

(-1)) by C2 and to find the second column we must multiplying the coefficient in the position (1,0) by

C3d ,etc.

Table (2-4) Laguerre Transform of order (-3) and (m=3,4,) .

derivative
third
forth
fifth
sixth
seventh

Degree of Laguerre Transform

n
n-1
-(-1)( -2)
-4(-1)( -2)
-4(-1)( -2)
-10(-1)( -2)
-20(-1)( -2)
-20(-1)( -2)
-60(-1)( -2)
-35(-1)( -2)
-140(-1)( -2)

n-2

n-3

n-4

-10(-1)( -2)
-60(-1)( -2)
-210(-1)( -2)

-20(-1)( -2)
-140(-1)( -2)

-35(-1)( -2)

Table (2-5) Laguerre Transform of order (-4) and (m=4,5).

derivative
forth
fifth
sixth
seventh

n
(-1)( -2)(-3)
5(-1)( -2)(-3)
15(-1)( -2)(-3)
35(-1)( -2)(-3)

Degree of Laguerre Transform

n-1
n-2

n-3

5(-1)( -2)(-3)
30(-1)( -2)(-3)
105(-1)( -2)(-3)

35(-1)( -2) )(-3)

15(-1)( -2)(-3)
105(-1)( -2)(-3)

Table (2-6) Laguerre Transform of order (-5) and (m=5,6,7) .

derivative
fifth
sixth
seventh

Degree of Laguerre Transform

n
-(-1)( -2)(-3)(-4)
-6(-1)( -2)(-3)(-4)
-21(-1)( -2)(-3)(-4)

n-1

n-2

-6(-1)( -2)(-3)(-4)
-42(-1)( -2)(-3)(-4)

-21(-1)( -2)(-3)(-4)

Table (2-7) Laguerre Transform of order (-6) and (m=6,7).

derivative
sixth
seventh

Degree of Laguerre Transform

n
(-1)( -2)(-3)(-4)(-5)
7(-1)( -2)(-3)(-4)(-5)

n-1
7(-1)( -2)(-3)(-4)(-5)

Table (2-8) Laguerre Transform of order (-7) and (m=7).

derivative
seventh

Degree of Laguerre Transform

n
-(-1)( -2)(-3)(-4)(-5)(-6)

3. NEW GENERAL
DERIVATIVES

FORMULA

OF

LAGUERRE

TRANSFORMS

OF

HIGHER

When we continue to find the higher derivative the process of finding Laguerre Transforms become very difficult because
the numbers of terms will be increasing. In other words, we are dealing by using integral by parts of the derivative of
order third we obtain (10) term, so for the order fourth derivative we obtain (15) term and for the seventh derivative we
obtain (36) terms. Finally, we conclude that the terms direct proportion to the increase in the order of derivative.

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The idea is to get a new formula of the LT of higher derivatives (for any order). By carful scanning of the above tables
and with the help of the recurrence relation of the Laguerre Polynomail, the following compact formula can summarize
and replace the long previous tables.
Now the new formula is defined in the following equation:L{F r(x)}= f ( n )

r n -i (k i - 1)!
f (n - k - i))
i 1 i k 0 k! (i - 1)!
r

r 1

r i 1

i 0

m 0

....(3-1)

r r m n m ( k m i )!
f i 1(n - k - m)

m i 1 k 0 k ! ( m i )!

(( 1 )i 1( ( ))( (

Where (r) denote to the order of derivative of the function F(x) and (n 0) denote the degree of laguerre polynomial.
For example we can find the Laguerre Transform of derivative five by using the new formula in the following
5 5 ni (k i 1 )!
f (n - k - i) )
L{f (x)} f (n) (
i 1 i k 0 k!(i - 1)!
i
5-1
5i 1 5 5 - m n-m (k m i)!
f i 1(n - k - m) )))

((-1)i 1( ( ))( (
i 0
m0 m i 1 k 0 k!(m i)!
1

(3-2)

Hence,
n-1
n2(k 1)!
n3(k 2)!
L{ f (x)} f (n) 5 f (n - k - 1) 10
f (n - k - 2) 10
f (n - k - 3)
k!1!
k!2!
k 0
k 0
k 0
n-4 (k 3)!
n5(k 4)!
n
5
f (n - k - 4)
f (n - k - 5) 5 f-1 (n - k)
k 0 k!3!
k 0 k!4!
k 0
n1(k 1)!
n-2 (k 2)!
n3(k 3)!
20
f-1 (n - k - 1) 30
f1 (n - k - 2) 20
f-1 (n - k - 3)
k!1!
k!2!
k!3!
k 0
k 0
k 0
n4(k 4)!
n (k 1)!

5
f -1 (n - k - 4) 10 ( 1)
f 2 (n - k) 30 ( 1)
...(3 3)
k 0 k!4!
k 0 k!1!
n1(k 2)!
n-2 (k 3)!

f
(n
k
1)

30

1
)
k!2! -2
k!3! f2 (n - k - 2) 10( 1)
k 0
k 0
n3(k 4)!
n (k 2)!
k!4! f-2 (n - k - 3) 10( 1)( 2) k!2! f3 (n - k) 20( 1)( 2)
k 0
k 0
n 1(k

3)!

n- 2 (k

4)!

f -3 (n - k - 1) 10( 1)( 2)
f 3 (n - k - 2) 5( 1)( 2)

k 0 k!3!
k 0 k!4!
n (k 3)!
n-1 (k 4)!
( 3)
f -4 (n - k) 5( 1)( 2)( 3)
f4 (n - k - 1)
k!3!
k!4!
k 0

(k 4)!
( 1)( 2)( 3)( 4 )
f 5 (n - k)
k 0 k!4!
n

k 0

Finally By using the proposed formula we obtain the Laguerre Transforms of five derivative of f(x) very simple. This
formula can find Laguerre Transform of any derivatives without using integral by parts methods.

4. CONCLUSION
For comparison between the integral by parts and the proposed formula to find laguerre transform for any order
derivatives, the first method need to along time to find the laguerre transform and needs for long and tedious procedures
of consecutive integration by part. While the method described above can find the required result and derivatives by
simple and easy to use and programmable style with aid of Laguerre transform.

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