Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2009
In this paper we give a method for the solution of the dual integral equations
where Jv and Yv are Bessel functions of the first and second kind, −½≦α≦½, f1(ρ) and f2(ρ) are known functions and ψ(ξ) is to be determined. Such equations arise in the discussion of boundary value problems for half-spaces containing a cylindrical cavity. For example, let us take the problem of finding a potential function φ(ρ, θ, z) which satisfies Laplace's equation for
subject to the usual regularity conditions and the following boundary conditions: