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| Jun21-11, 10:28 AM | #1 |
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Help with Greens functions
I have to solve the following PDE:
[tex] \frac{\partial^{2}u}{\partial t^{2}}+2\frac{\partial^{2}u}{\partial t\partial x}+\frac{\partial u}{\partial x}+\frac{\partial u}{\partial t}+k^{2}u=f [/tex] I use the Greens function method and examine the equation: [tex] \frac{\partial^{2}G}{\partial t^{2}}+2\frac{\partial^{2}G}{\partial t\partial x}+\frac{\partial G}{\partial x}+\frac{\partial G}{\partial t}+k^{2}G=4\pi\delta (x-x')\delta (t-t') [/tex] I then write: [tex] G=\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}g(X|X')e^{i\omega (T-T')}d\omega\quad \delta (T-T') =\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{i\omega (T-T')}d\omega [/tex] The equation then becomes: [tex] (1+2\omega i)\frac{\partial g}{\partial X}+(k^{2}-\omega^{2}+i\omega)g=4\pi\delta (X-X') [/tex] Take the Fourier transform to obtain: [tex] i\xi (1+2\omega i)\hat{g}+(k^{2}-\omega^{2}-\omega i)\hat{g}=4\pi e^{i\xi X'} [/tex] Rearrange and take the inverse Fourier transform to obtain: [tex] g=\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\frac{4\pi e^{-i\xi (X-X')}}{i\xi (1+2\omega i)+k^{2}-\omega^{2}-\omega i}d\xi [/tex] Am I on the right track here? |
| Jun21-11, 12:29 PM | #2 |
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I think that I can find g by using contour integration. Write:
[tex] \frac{1}{2\pi}\oint_{\gamma}\frac{4\pi e^{-iz(X-X')}}{iz(1+2\omega i)+k^{2}-\omega^{2}-\omega i}dz [/tex] Which can then be evaluated via Cauchy's integral formula: [tex] g=4\pi ie^{i(X-X')h(\omega )},\quad h(\omega )=\frac{k^{2}-\omega^{2}-\omega i}{1+2\omega i} [/tex] Thoughts? |
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