Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 November 2011
A Laplace transform is developed for functions which are holomorphic in the complex wedge Ω = {z| |arg (z)| < σ}, where 0 ≦ σ < π. The resulting transform will be holomorphic in a complementary wedge of the form Ωa = {a+ z||arg (z)|< (π/2) +σ for some a. This Laplace transform is shown to be an isomorphism between two appropriate spaces. The spanning properties of sets of the form {eλkS}k∊I in the domain space are studied. These results are then applied to a control problem.