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This appears on the bottom of p.279 of this book.
The author begins with Green's second identity:
[tex]
\int_V \alpha \nabla^2 \beta - \beta \nabla^2 \alpha \ dV =
\int_C \left( \alpha \frac{\partial \beta}{\partial n} - \beta \frac{\partial \alpha}{\partial n} \right) \ ds[/tex]
Here, C is a closed curve, s is the arc length for C and n is the outward unit normal. We then let [itex]\alpha[/itex] satisfy Laplace's equation and let [itex]g = 1/(4\pi)\log [(x-x^*)^2 + (y-y^*)^2][/itex], i.e. the free-space Green's function. Then he gets
[tex]
\alpha(x^*, y^*) = r\int_C \left( \alpha \frac{\partial \beta}{\partial n} - \beta \frac{\partial \alpha}{\partial n} \right) \ ds,[/tex]
where r = 1 if (x*,y*) is inside C, but r = 1/2 if (x*, y*) is on C.
I'm confused at this point. I thought that
[tex]
\int_V \alpha \nabla^2 \beta - \beta \nabla^2 \alpha \ dV =
\int_V \alpha \delta((x,y) - (x^*, y^*)) \ dV = \alpha(x^*, y^*)
[/tex]
Where is the factor of 1/2 or 1 coming in?
Moreover, the next equation, the factor of r = 1/2 has switched to the left-hand-side. I can't figure out how this is done (but perhaps if someone firsts helps me understand the above, this will be clear).
The author begins with Green's second identity:
[tex]
\int_V \alpha \nabla^2 \beta - \beta \nabla^2 \alpha \ dV =
\int_C \left( \alpha \frac{\partial \beta}{\partial n} - \beta \frac{\partial \alpha}{\partial n} \right) \ ds[/tex]
Here, C is a closed curve, s is the arc length for C and n is the outward unit normal. We then let [itex]\alpha[/itex] satisfy Laplace's equation and let [itex]g = 1/(4\pi)\log [(x-x^*)^2 + (y-y^*)^2][/itex], i.e. the free-space Green's function. Then he gets
[tex]
\alpha(x^*, y^*) = r\int_C \left( \alpha \frac{\partial \beta}{\partial n} - \beta \frac{\partial \alpha}{\partial n} \right) \ ds,[/tex]
where r = 1 if (x*,y*) is inside C, but r = 1/2 if (x*, y*) is on C.
I'm confused at this point. I thought that
[tex]
\int_V \alpha \nabla^2 \beta - \beta \nabla^2 \alpha \ dV =
\int_V \alpha \delta((x,y) - (x^*, y^*)) \ dV = \alpha(x^*, y^*)
[/tex]
Where is the factor of 1/2 or 1 coming in?
Moreover, the next equation, the factor of r = 1/2 has switched to the left-hand-side. I can't figure out how this is done (but perhaps if someone firsts helps me understand the above, this will be clear).