Qualifying Examination on Applied Differential Equations Wednesday, January 5 2005, 9.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m. Solve all of the following 7 problems. In doing so, provide clear and concise argu- ments. Draw a figure when necessary. Problem 1. Consider the partial differential equation Fu Fu calaeal =0, 0<2<1, t>0, Q i with the boundary conditions ou mat) and initial conditions u(0,2) = -* (wcos mz +sinnz), 00,2) =0, O<2<1. ‘* Show that a separation of variables in (1) leads to an eigenvalue problem in the variable «. © Determine the eigenvalues and the eigenfunctions for the eigenvalue problem in question. * Determine a solution to (1) which satisfies the boundary and the initial condi- tions. Problem 2. Let y € C'(R®). Solve the following Cauchy problem in R', 20, U + 2r20y, + Op,t = 3u, u(@1, 22,0) = v(x, 22). Problem 3. Let u(r) be harmonic in the unit disc || < 1 in R®, and assume that uw > 0. Prove the following Harnack’s inequality. 1+|2| tO) Sale) < Ta pzmO), el <1.Problem 4. Let u(z,t) € C%(R® xR) solve the Cauchy problem for the wave equation ioe , ceR', t>0, tiles = (2), ulna = #2), with g(x) and ¥(x) being smooth compactly supported functions on R°. Use an explicit formula for the solution of (2) (the Kirchhofl’s formula), to show that there exists a constant C’ > 0 such that we have, uniformly in z € R®, luo, < £ t>0. Problem 5. Solve the inhomogeneous problem for the Laplace operator in the unit dise D = {(x,y) € R?;2? + y? <1}, Au=2?-y? inD u =O along OD. Problem 6. Find the Fourier transform of the integrable function x + (sin )?/x?. Hint. Determine first the Fourier transform of ¢ +> 2~' sina. Problem 7. Consider an autonomous system in R", «’(t) = f(x(t)), where f = (fi fas-++ + fn) is @ smooth vector field, such that Sahil) <0 fore #0. f= Show that 2(#) + 0 as ¢ + oo, for each solution of the system, independently of the initial condition 2(0).