Formal Definition
The Sumudu transform of a function f(t), defined for all real numbers t ≥ 0, is the function Fs(u), defined by:
Watugala first advocated the transform as an alternative to the standard Laplace transform, and gave it the name Sumudu transform. It was early adopted by Weerakoon, and later by others.
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