Helmholtz equation Definition and 37 Threads

So given the Helmholtz equation $$\nabla^2 u(x,y,z) + k^2u(x,y,z)=0$$ we do the separation of variables $$u=u_x(x)u_y(y)u_z(z)= u_xu_yu_z$$ and ##k^2 = k_x^2 + k_y^2 +k_z^2## giving three separate equations; $$\nabla^2_x u_x+ k_x^2 u_x=0$$ $$\nabla^2_y u_y+ k_y^2 u_y=0$$ $$\nabla^2_z u_z+ k_z^2...

I am trying to understand the Helmholtz equation, where the Helmholtz equation can be considered as the time-independent form of the wave equation. It seems to me that the Helmholtz equation can be derived from the Fourier transform, such that it is part of a larger set of equations of varying...

The energy spectrum of a particle in 1D box is known to be ##E_n = \frac{h^2 n^2}{8mL^2}##, with ##L## the width of the potential well. In 3D, the ground state energy of both cubic and spherical boxes is also proportional to the reciprocal square of the side length or diameter. Does this...

Plugging in the supposed ##G## into the delta function equation ##\nabla^2 G = -\frac{1}{4 \pi} \frac{1}{r^2} \frac{\partial}{\partial r} \left(\frac{r^2 \left(ikr e^{ikr} - e^{ikr} \right)}{r^2} \right)## ##= -\frac{1}{4 \pi} \frac{1}{r^2} \left[ike^{ikr} - rk^2 e^{ikr} - ike^{ikr} \right]##...

Homework Statement Consider a harmonic wave given by $$\Psi (x, t) = U(x, y, z) e^{-i \omega t}$$ where ##U(x, y, z)## is called the complex amplitude. Show that ##U## satisfies the Helmholtz equation: $$ (\nabla + k^2) U (x, y, z) = 0 $$ Homework Equations Everything important already in...

Homework Statement Consider a harmonic wave given by $$\Psi (x, t) = U(x, y, z) e^{-i \omega t}$$ where ##U(x, y, z)## is called the complex amplitude. Show that ##U## satisfies the Helmholtz equation: $$ (\nabla + k^2) U (x, y, z) = 0 $$ Homework Equations Everything important already in...

Homework Statement Show that $$ G(x,x') = \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} \frac{1}{2ik} e^{i k (x-x')} & x > x' \\ \frac{1}{2ik} e^{-i k (x-x')} & x < x' \end{array} \right. $$ is a Green's function for the 1D Helmholtz equation, i.e., $$ \left( \frac{\partial^2}{\partial x^2} + k^2 \right) G(x,x') =...

Hello Everyone, Helmholtz equations derives from the wave equation by using separation of variables and assuming that the solution is indeed separable ##g(x,y,z,t) = f(x,y,z) T(t)##. The solutions to Helmholtz equations are functions of space, like f(x,y,z), and do not depend on time t. the...

Can someone explain to me some of the key observations Helmholtz equation cannot explain and why that is so? Thanks!

Hi guys, I have been trying to solve the Helmholtz equation with no luck at all; I'm following the procedure found in "Engineering Optics with MATLAB" by Poon and Kim, it goes something like this: Homework Statement Homework Equations Let's start with Helmholtz eq. for the complex amplitude ##...

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a reference book that treats the theory behind the eigenfunctions solution of the so called vector Helmholtz equation and its Neumann and Dirichlet problems. I've already found a theory inside the last chapter of Morse & Feshbach's Methods of theoretical physics...

The complete Maxwell wave equation for electromagnetic field using the double curl operator "∇×∇×". Only when the transverse condition is hold, this operator can equal to the Laplace operator and form the helmholtz. My question is what's the condition can we use the helmoltz equation instead of...

I only took one class of PDE and even though I do remember the relationship between Laplace and Poisson I really do not recall Helmholtz at all. Anyways, I am trying to figure out if my software (a software I found online, FISKPACK) that solves Helmholtz equation can be used to solve Poisson...

Hi there! I have a problem about the proof of an equation in microscopy. I think this is the right section because it is about solving the Helmholtz equation. I'm looking to Wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multislice where they try to solve the Schrödinger equation for an electron...

Consider the Helmholtz Equations with a perturbation p(r) [gradient^2 + p(r) + omega^2/c(r)^2 ]u(r,w) = 0 Does anyone know where I can find resources to the solutions/discussion of this equation? I can find many things such that p(r) = 0 , but the RHS = forcing function, but that is not...

Orthogonality of spherical bessel functions Homework Statement [SIZE="5"]Proof of orthogonality of spherical bessel functions The book gave \int_{0}^{a}\int_{0}^{2\pi}\int_{0}^{\pi} j_{n} (\lambda_{n,j}r) j_{n'} (\lambda_{n',j'}r) Y_{n,m}(\theta,\phi)\overline{Y}_{n',m'}(\theta,\phi)...

Homework Statement Prove that F(k•r -ωt) is a solution of the Helmholtz equation, provided that ω/k = 1/(µε)1/2, where k = (kx, ky, kz) is the wave-vector and r is the position vector. In F(k•r -ωt), “k•r –ωt” is the argument and F is any vector function. Homework Equations Helmholtz...

Helmholtz equation:##\nabla^2 u=-ku## is the same form of ##\nabla^2 u=f##. So is helmholtz equation a form of Poisson Equation?

Hi, I am working on a quite difficult, though seemingly simple, non-homogeneous differential equation in cylindrical coordinates. The main equation is the non homogeneous modified Helmholtz Equation \nabla^{2}\psi - k^{2}\psi =...

i have an almost square region. By 'almost' i mean the edges are curvy, not completely straight. i now need to solve the Helmholtz equation with Dirichlet boundary condition what is the best numerical method? how is Finite element, though i do not know what Finite element is

Homework Statement By integrating (2-55), over a small volume containing the origin, substituting ψ = Ce-jβr/r, and letting r approach zero, show that C = 1/4π, thus proving (2-58). Homework Equations (2-55): ∇2ψ + β2ψ = -δ(x)δ(y)δ(z) (2-58): ψ = e-jβr/(4πr) The Attempt at a...

Homework Statement By integrating (2-55), over a small volume containing the origin, substituting ψ = Ce-jβr/r, and letting r approach zero, show that C = 1/4π, thus proving (2-58). Homework Equations (2-55): ∇2ψ + β2ψ = -δ(x)δ(y)δ(z) (2-58): ψ = e-jβr/(4πr) The Attempt at a...

Homework Statement Find the eigenfunctions of the Helmholtz equation: \frac{d^2y}{dx^2}+k^2y = 0 with boundary conditions: y(0)=0 y'(L)=0 Homework Equations General Solution: y = Asin(kx) + Bcos(kx) The Attempt at a Solution I found that at y(0) that B=0 and that...

Hi guys, I have a question when solving 3D Helmholtz equation derived from Maxwell equations. Normally I will get a plane wave solution. But when I used the method of separation variables for the three components Ex Ey and Ez, I found that the vector k in these three can be different as long...

Homework Statement I'm interested in the solution of an equation given below. (It's not a homework/coursework question, but can be stated in a similar style, so I thought it best to post here.) Homework Equations A \nabla^2 f(x)-Bf(x)+C \exp(-2x^2/D^2)=0 where A,B,C,D are...

Homework Statement it is stated in wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmholtz_equation that "Here, G is the Green's function of this equation, that is, the solution to the inhomogeneous Helmholtz equation with ƒ equaling the Dirac delta function, so G satisfies [del^2 +...

Homework Statement Arfken & Weber 9.7.2 - Show that \frac{exp(ik|r_{1}-r_{2}|)}{4\pi |r_{1}-r_{2}|} satisfies the two appropriate criteria and therefore is a Green's function for the Helmholtz Equation. Homework Equations The Helmholtz operator is given by \nabla ^{2}A+k^{2}A...

PDE : Can not solve Helmholtz equation (This is not a homework. I doing my research on numerical boundary integral. I need the analytical solution to compare the results with my computer program. I try to solve this equation, but it not success. I need urgent help.) I working on anti-plane...

Homework Statement Show that \epsilon(r)=\frac{A}{r}e^{ikr} is a solution to \nabla^{2}\epsilon(r)+k^{2}\epsilon(r)=0 Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Is \nabla^{2} in this case equal to \frac{\partial^2}{\partial r^2} or \frac{\partial^2}{\partial x^2}+\frac{\partial^2}{\partial...

hi guys.. I'm trying desperately to solve the following Helmholtz equation: *(all parameters are known) \frac{\partial^2 E_z}{\partial x^2}+ \frac{\partial^2 E_z}{\partial y^2} +j\omega\sigma E_z=0 (Ez is a scalar of course) in the boundaries -inf<x<inf, -inf<y<0 with the...

"Helmholtz equation" Neumann and divergence Hello, I'm trying to solve the following elliptic problem : S = B - \mu\nabla^2 B Where S(x,y) and B(x,y) are 3 component vectors. I have \nabla\cdot S = 0 and I want B such that \nabla\cdot B = 0 everywhere. I'm using finite differences on a...

Possible Helmholtz equation? Homework Statement Heres my problem: In recent studies of migrating birds using the Earth's magnetic field for navigation, birds have been fitted with coils as "caps" and "collars". a. If the identical coils have radii of 1.2cm and are 2.2cm apart, with 50...

Hey! I am trying to solve this quite nasty (as least I think so : - ) partial differential equation (the Helmholtz equation): \frac{1}{r}\frac{\partial}{\partial r} \left( r \frac{\partial\Psi}{\partial r}\right) + \frac{1}{r^2}\frac{\partial^2 \Psi}{\partial \phi^2} + \frac{\partial^2...

" Classical and nonclassical symmetries for Helmholtz Equation " solitions help. Thank you.

dear friends :) "Classical and noncllasical symetries for helmholtz equation" help help.

Im trying to solve Helmholtz equation \nabla ^2u(r,\phi,z) + k^2u(r,\phi,z) = 0 in a hollow cylinder with length L and a < r < b and the boundary conditions: u(a,\phi,z) = F(\phi,z) u(b,\phi,z) = G(\phi,z) u(r,\phi,0) = P(\phi,z) u(r,\phi,L) = Q(\phi,z)...

I'm solving a Helmholtz equation uxx+uyy+lambda*u=0 in a rectangle: 0<=x<=L, 0<=y<=H with the following boundary conditions: u(x,0)=u(x,H)=0 and ux(0,y)=ux(L,y)=0 I found the eigenvalues to be: lambda(nm)=(n Pi/L)^2+(m Pi/H)^2 and the eigenfunctions to be: u(nm)=Cos(n Pi x/L)*Sin(m Pi...