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So there's this problem in my text that's pretty challenging. I can't seem to work out the answer that is given in the back of the book, and then I found a solution manual online that contains yet another solution.
The problem is a the heat equation as follows:
PDE: [itex]u_{t} = α^2u_{xx}[/itex]
BCs: [itex]u(0,t) = 1[/itex]
[itex]u_x(1,t)+hu(1,t) = 1[/itex]
IC: [itex]u(x,0) = \displaystyle\sin (πx)+x[/itex]
Also, [itex]0<x<1[/itex].
We assume that [itex]u(x,t) = S(x,t)+U(x,t)[/itex] and that [itex]S(x,t) = A(t)[1-x]+B(t)[x][/itex]. By substituting these into the BCs, I get [itex]A(t) = 1[/itex] and [itex]B(t) = \frac{2}{1+h}[/itex]. Now we have [itex]S(x,t) = 1-x+\frac{2x}{1+h} = 1+x\frac{1-h}{1+h}[/itex]. With the steady state solution in place, we construct our homogenous problem as follows:
PDE: [itex]U_{t} = α^2U_{xx}[/itex]
BCs: [itex]U(0,t) = 0[/itex]
[itex]U_x(1,t)+hU(1,t) = 0[/itex]
IC: [itex]U(x,0) = \displaystyle\sin (πx)+x\frac{2h}{1+h}-1[/itex]
If I try to solve this one, it turns into an eigenvalue problem which isn't covered until the next section and the IC is a nightmare. Anyways, the book gives me the following answer:
[itex]x+e^{-(πα)^2t}\displaystyle\sin (πx)[/itex]
Moreover, the solution manual I found on the top of pg 16 looks as if it's solving an entirely different problem. Any help on this problem would be greatly appreciated.
The problem is a the heat equation as follows:
PDE: [itex]u_{t} = α^2u_{xx}[/itex]
BCs: [itex]u(0,t) = 1[/itex]
[itex]u_x(1,t)+hu(1,t) = 1[/itex]
IC: [itex]u(x,0) = \displaystyle\sin (πx)+x[/itex]
Also, [itex]0<x<1[/itex].
We assume that [itex]u(x,t) = S(x,t)+U(x,t)[/itex] and that [itex]S(x,t) = A(t)[1-x]+B(t)[x][/itex]. By substituting these into the BCs, I get [itex]A(t) = 1[/itex] and [itex]B(t) = \frac{2}{1+h}[/itex]. Now we have [itex]S(x,t) = 1-x+\frac{2x}{1+h} = 1+x\frac{1-h}{1+h}[/itex]. With the steady state solution in place, we construct our homogenous problem as follows:
PDE: [itex]U_{t} = α^2U_{xx}[/itex]
BCs: [itex]U(0,t) = 0[/itex]
[itex]U_x(1,t)+hU(1,t) = 0[/itex]
IC: [itex]U(x,0) = \displaystyle\sin (πx)+x\frac{2h}{1+h}-1[/itex]
If I try to solve this one, it turns into an eigenvalue problem which isn't covered until the next section and the IC is a nightmare. Anyways, the book gives me the following answer:
[itex]x+e^{-(πα)^2t}\displaystyle\sin (πx)[/itex]
Moreover, the solution manual I found on the top of pg 16 looks as if it's solving an entirely different problem. Any help on this problem would be greatly appreciated.