MSO 203b

Assignment-01

October 1, 2012.

1. Classify the following PDE as linear, semilinear, quasilinear or fully nonlinear. (a) ut (x, t) + xux (x, t) = 0. (b) ut (x, t) + aux (x, t) = u2 (x, t). (c) xut (x, t) + ux (x, t) = u(x, t). (d) (Burgers Equation) ut (x, t) + u(x, t)ux (x, t) = 0. (e) (Poisson Equation) u(x) = f (x, u(x)) x Rn , where = (f) ux (x, y) + uuy (x, y) = 0. (g) (Eikonal Equation) | u(x, y)| = 1 (x, y) R2 , where |(x, y)| = (i) (Biharmonic equation) 2 u(x, y) = 0 for (x, y) R2 . 2. Find the rst order PDE whose solution is the given function (or surface) u. (a) The family of all spheres in R3 whose centres lie on the z-axis with radius a, i.e., x2 + y 2 + (z c)2 a2 = 0. (b) The family of all right circular cones with vertex at (0, 0, c), whose axes coincides the z-axis with inclination , i.e., x2 +y 2 (zc)2 tan2 = 0. Compare the PDE obtained with the one obtained in (a). Further, show that any surface u(x, y) = f (x2 + y 2 ) satises the same PDE as obtained in (a). 3. (a) Let v(x, y) be a given function of x, y and f : R R is an arbitrary (or unknown) one variable function. Find the rst order PDE whose solution is u(x, y) = f (v). (b) Let f, g : R R be two arbitrary (or unknown) one variable functions. Find the second order PDE whose solution is u(x, y) = f (x ay) + g(x + ay), for some given a R. 4. For a given : R R, Check if the data curve is non-characteristic and solve the rst order Cauchy problem ut + xux = 0, for (x, t) R (0, ) u(x, 0) = (x) for x R. 5. For any given constant a, check if the data curve is non-characteristic and solve the rst order Cauchy problem ut + aux = u2 , for (x, t) R (0, ) u(x, 0) = cos(x) for x R. Is the solution u obtained well-dened for all (x, t) R (0, )? 6. Check if the data curve is non-characteristic and solve the rst order Cauchy problem xux + yuy = u + 1, for (x, y) (0, ) (0, ) u(x, x2 ) = x2 for x (0, ). . x2 + y 2 .

(h) (Monge-Amp`re equation) det [D2 u(x, y)] = f (x, y), for (x, y) R2 . e