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dirk_mec1
Feb18-09, 08:17 AM
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data

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3. The attempt at a solution

I found after linearization:

F'(u)= \left( 2u \frac{ \partial{u} }{ \partial{x} } + \frac{ \partial{} }{ \partial{u} } \frac{ \partial{u} }{ \partial{x} } +\frac{ \partial{^2 u} }{ \partial{x^2} } + u \frac{ \partial{} }{ \partial{u} } \frac{ \partial{^2} }{ \partial{x^2} } u \right) v \longrightarrow

\frac{\partial{v}}{ \partial{t}} =\frac{\partial{v}}{ \partial{x}} + \frac{\partial{^2v}}{ \partial{x^2}}

Is this correct?