Exam question

1. The fundamental differential equations of mathematical physics

Koshlyakov p.1
2. Posing problems for partial differential equations. Pikulin V.P., Pohozaev
S.I. Equations in
3. Classifacation of partial differential equations of the second order Tikhonov
p.1-5
4. Reduction of the hyperbolic type equation to a canonical form p.6-7
5. Canonical form for parabolic partial differential equation p.7
6. Reducing elliptical type equations to a canonical form p.7-8
7. A Derivation of the Wave Equation for Strings, Derivation of the Wave
Equation A derivation of the equation for vibrations of a
string Tikhonov p.15-18
8. The D’Alembert formula

d'Alembert Solution of the Wave Equation

9. Well-posed problems
10.An ill-posed problem, Hadamard’s example
11.Semi –infinite region and the method of extending initial data p.57-60
12.Uniqueness of the solution of the mixed problem for the equation of the
vibrating string Frelling-Yurko p.27
13. Fourier method (method of separation of variables) for hyperbolic
equations. Tikhonov p.82-88, Koshlyakov p.117-119

14.The maximum principle for the heat equation. Frelling-Yurko p.156

15. Uniqueness of the solution of the Cauchy problem for the heat equation
Frelling-Yurko p.160
16.Justification of the Fourier method for wave equation Koshlyakov p.120
17.Cauchy problemfor the wave equation. Kirchhof's formula.Petrovskiy p.79-
81 Bitsadze p.176-178
18. Wave equation with two spatial variables. Poisson's formula. Petrovskiy
p.82- 83 Bitsadze p.178-179
19.Uniqueness of the solution of the mixed problem for the heat equation hand
writen Tikhonov p.209-210
 20.Fourier method for the heat equation Frelling-Yurko p.157-158, Tikhonov
p.213-217 Koshlyakov p.492-493
21.Singular solution of Laplace's equation
22.Green’s second identity. Frelling-Yurko p.167
23.Harmonic functions and their properties Frelling-Yurko p.166,167-168
24.The basic formula for harmonic functions. integral represetion of harmonic
functions. Frelling-Yurko p.168-169
25.Mean-value theorem for harmonic function Frelling-Yurko p.169
26.The maximum principle for harmonic functions Frelling-Yurko p.169-170
27.Solution of the Dirichlet problem for Laplace's equation on a disc
Frelling-Yurko p.182-184 Petrovskiy p.171-174
28.The Laplacian in polar coordinates
29.General properties of eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of the Sturm-Liouville
problem 13
30.Cauchy-Kowalevsky theorem Frelling-Yurko p.219-221 Petrovskiy p.14-16
31.The first Harnack theorem Frelling-Yurko p.185
32.Liouville theorem for harmonic functions
33.Properties of single- layer potentials Hand write Frelling-Yurko p.202-
206
34.Properties of double-layer potentials Hand write Frelling-Yurko p.202-206
35.Solution of the Dirichlet problem for Laplace equation
36.Solution of the Neumann problem for Laplace equation
Boundary value problems for the Laplace

To determine Laplace's operator in polar coordinates, x=rcosθ�=�cos⁡� and y=rsinθ

Reduce the equation uxx − x 2uyy = 0 to a Canonical form.

Example 2.4.4 Find the canonical form of

Solution On comparing the given equation with the standard form, one gets
and

which implies that given equation is hyperbolic equation. The corresponding

characteristic equations are
and
and
Therefore, the canonical variables are

and
Therefore change of variables

Putting these in given equation, one gets

This is the required canonical form

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