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∆u = 0 for x2 + y 2 < 9,
u = x2 y 2 for x2 + y 2 = 9.
The solution should not involve an integral and should be expressed in Cartesian coordi-
nates.
2. Use the method of separation of variable to solve the Laplace’s equation in polar coordi-
nates
1 1
∂r2 u(r, θ) + ∂r u(r, θ) + 2 ∂θ2 u(r, θ) = 0
r r
in the unit disc with the boundary condition
u(1, θ) = 1 + cos θ.
(a) u(x, y) = xy
(b) u(x, y) = x3 + y 2 + 3x2 y
x2 −y 2
(c) u(x, y) = x2 +y 2
.
u(a, θ) = 2 + 4 sin θ.
7. Let r = (x, y), r0 = (x0 , y0 ) be two vectors with |r| < a and |r0 | = a. Show that the
Poisson integral formula can be written as
a2 − |r|2
I
u(r0 )
u(r) = 2
ds(r0 ),
2πa C |r − r0 |
p
where C = {(x, y)| x2 + y 2 = a2 }, and ds(r0 ) = dx20 + dy02 . Here (x, y) lies inside the
circle and (x0 , y0 ) lies on the circle C.
is Z x+ct
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u(x, t) = [f (x − ct) + f (x + ct)] + g(s) ds,
2 2c x−ct
where f is twice continuously differentiable on R and g is once continuously differentiable
on R. Show that the function u(x, t) satisfies the wave equation and the initial conditions.
Here R+ = {t ∈ R : t > 0}.