Pde Definition and 743 Threads

  1. J

    Solving the 3D Diffusion Equation with Fourier Spectral Techniques

    Hi guys, I've distilled the 3D Diffusion Equation into the following PDE using Fourier spectral techniques: ∂C(m,n,p,t)/∂t + k(p^2+m^2+n^2)C(m,n,p,t)=0, where C is the Fourier coefficient of the 3D Fourier transform, {m,n,p} are the spatial frequencies, and t is time. I've tried using a...
  2. RJLiberator

    PDE: Wave Equation with Neumann conditions

    Homework Statement Consider the homogeneous Neumann conditions for the wave equation: U_tt = c^2*U_xx, for 0 < x < l U_x(0,t) = 0 = U_x(l, t) U(x,0) = f(x), U_t(x,0) = g(x) Using the separation of variables, find a nontrivial solution of (1). Homework Equations Separation of variables The...
  3. DoobleD

    Einstein's Solution to the PDE for Tau in 1905 SR Paper

    This is maybe more a maths question. In part 3 of his 1905 SR paper, how does Einstein solves the following PDE : to get : ?
  4. matt_crouch

    Whittaker's solution and separable variables

    So It is well known that the 2D solution to the Laplace equation can be obtained by changing to complex coordinates ##u=x+iy## and ##v=x-iy##. This can be extended to n dimensions as long as the complex coordinates chosen also solve the Laplace equation. For example in 3D...
  5. RJLiberator

    Advice: Software: ROOT and course: Applied PDE

    Tomorrow I embark on a new semester and this semester I have the pleasure of learning applied partial differential equations and the software of "ROOT" ROOT: https://root.cern.ch/ So I am here to solicite advice. 1. In regards to ROOT, is there anything that can set me up better for a more...
  6. N

    D'Alembert solution of wave equation on semi infinite domain

    Homework Statement Wave equation: ytt=yxx Initial conditions: Y(x,0) =f(x) = x (0 ≤ x < 1) 2.5(5-x) (1 ≤ x < 3) 0 (Otherwise) and yt(x,0) = 0 Boundary condition: y(0,t) =0 Semi infinite domain: 0 ≤ x < infinity Homework Equations d'Alembert solution...
  7. m.r.fouladi

    MATLAB BioHeat Equation solution in MATLAB using pdepe

    We have this Equation as bioheat equation: ∂T/∂t = α ∇2T + 1/ρc[S+Sp+Sm] and also this: Sp=mbcb(Tab-T) that all α,ρ,c,S,Sm,mb,cb,Tab are constants, now I want to solve this equation in conditions below with pdepe in MATLAB: There is a Tumor as a sphere with radius 1 cm exactly in center of a...
  8. Domenico94

    A Holder space is a Banach space

    Hi everyone. I was just reading Evans' book on PDE, and, at some point, it asked to prove that an holder space is a Banach space, and I tried to do that. I just want to ask you if my proof is correct (if you see dumb errors, just notice also that I study EE, so I'm not much into doing proofs...
  9. T

    Solving a PDE w/ given boundary and initial conditions

    Firstly, my main question boils down to speaking about the initial conditions and boundary conditions. I was given: $$ u(0,y,t) = u(\pi,y,t) = u(x,0,t) = u(x,\pi,t) = 0 $$ but then the initial condition was: $$ u(x,y,0) = 1 $$ Aren't the initial and boundary conditions inconsistent in such...
  10. G

    Solve PDE: Find General Solution

    Homework Statement Consider the following pde: ##\sum_{i=1}^n c_i f_{x_i} = 0##, where all the ##c_i## are real valued and ##c_1 \neq 0##, and ##f## is the unknown defined from ##\mathbb{R}^n\to \mathbb{R}## and of class ##{\cal C}^1(\mathbb{R}^n,\mathbb{R})## Show there exists an invertible...
  11. G

    Finding Solutions to a PDE with Polar Change of Variable

    Homework Statement Find all ##{\cal C}^1(\mathbb{R}_+^\star \times \mathbb{R},\mathbb{R}) ## solutions to the pde ##x\frac{\partial f}{\partial y} - y \frac{\partial f}{\partial x} = cf##, where ##c## is a constant. Use a polar change of variable. Homework Equations Trying to bring the...
  12. M

    Nonlinear PDE Help: Solving \alpha(uu_x)_x = u_t | Initial Value Problem Tips"

    Hello. I was wondering if anyone here had come across an equation similar to this one: \alpha(uu_x)_x= u_t Any info regarding this equation or tips on how to solve this would be appreciated :) I came across these solutions: http://eqworld.ipmnet.ru/en/solutions/npde/npde1201.pdf, but how do...
  13. RJLiberator

    To take DiFF EQ vs. PDE (sequence)

    Greetings all, I am registering for spring 2016 courses and have one question. I can pick up a math course and I have the option between two courses: 430 Formal Logic vs. 481 Applied Partial Differential Equations. I am a math and physics double major. Course list and description...
  14. W

    Solve PDE with separation of variables

    Homework Statement The wave equation for ψ(t, x) in 3D is ##\frac{\partial ^2 \psi}{\partial t^2}## - Δ ##\psi =0## Let ϒ(x) satisfy Δϒ = λϒ where λ<0. The x is in bold presumably to indicate it is in 3D, so represents also y and z? Show there is a solution of the form ψ(t, x) = sin(ωt)ϒ(x)...
  15. W

    How to Separate the Wave Equation into Three ODEs Using Separation of Variables?

    Homework Statement The wave equation for ψ=ψ(t,x,y) is given by ##\frac{\partial ^2 \phi}{\partial t^2} - \frac{\partial ^2 \phi}{\partial x^2} - \frac{\partial ^2 \phi}{\partial y^2}## Use separation of variables to separate the equation into 3 ODEs for T, X and Y. Use the separation...
  16. S

    Can You Solve This Non-linear First Order PDE with Cauchy Data?

    Homework Statement Find the general solution of Solve yux - xuy = xyu2 Next, solve the Cauchy problem with the Cauchy data x = y = u Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution My teacher told us we should investigate how to solve this. The problem is we just have seen linear first order PDE...
  17. N

    Analyzing PDE BVP for ut + ux = 0 with given boundary condition

    Homework Statement ut +ux = 0 subject to u(t,x) = x on x^2 + y^2 = 1 Is this a well-posed PDE BVP? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution This is an easy one to solve: u(t,x) = f(x-t) I let t(0) = 0 as an initial condition, and so t=s => x= ts + xo, where x(0) = xo s is the variable...
  18. M

    Solution of unsteady linearized potential flow PDE

    Hi, I have a problem following the solution of a linearized potential flow equation in a publication by Fung. The problem describes potential flow over an oscillating plate. A boundary layer is approximated by defining a subsonic layer over the panel and supersonic flow above the subsonic...
  19. A

    Reduction of 2nd order PDE to a first order equations system

    I want to convert this linear second order general form PDE to two equations: ##ϕ_{xx}+bϕ_{xy}+cϕ_{yy}+dϕ_x+eϕ_y+fϕ=g(x,y)## Converted equations: ##a_1 u_x+b_1 u_y+c_1 v_x+d_1 v_y=f_1## ##a_2 u_x+b_2 u_y+c_2 v_x+d_2 v_y=f_2## I want to find parametric values of ##a_1 ...f_2## How can I do...
  20. Q

    Solution to Coupled Second Order ODE's

    Homework Statement [/B] I'm trying to 'solve' two coupled second order ODE's with the intent of putting them in state space. My specific problem is more complex and includes additional equations which are irrelevant. Essentially I can solve the problem if I know the solution to this. x1 and...
  21. B

    What is the general solution for PDEs in the form of a question?

    y = a x² + b x + c is a parabola. But, a parabola is just a kind of conic. All conics are given by a x² + b x y + c y² + d x + e y + f = 0 The same way, the graphic y = f(x), with f(x) satisfying a d²f/dx² + b df/dx + c f = 0, is just a particular graphic of F(x,y) = 0 with F(x,y) satisfying...
  22. L

    Intro Math Mastering Differential Equations

    During the summer, I plan on learning differential equations (ODE's and PDE's) from bottom to top, but I am unable to choose books due to a great variety present. Can you suggest books for me to read in the following order (you can add as many books in each section if you like);Ordinary...
  23. psiofxandt

    Hyperbolic PDE with only one characteristic

    Hello all, Homework Statement $$x{u_{xy}} - y{u_{yy}} = 0$$ Assume $$x,y \in {\rm{Reals}}$$ Homework Equations I have been able to solve this using different methods, but my classmates and I are trying to figure out if there is a way to do this using the methods from the course's text. The...
  24. BiGyElLoWhAt

    A question about notation in PDE

    I'm reading through one of my profs papers, or starting. Actually it's 2 of my old profs, one I had for linear and one I had for diff eq. My question is in Section 1 of this paper. "We begin with an analysis of a second order quasilinear partial dif-ferential inequality for real valued...
  25. N

    Numerical methods that need a guess/approximate solutions

    Hello everyone! I am currently playing with an old analog computer, which could solve time-dependent ODE/PDEs pretty fast, without time-stepping. But the problem with analog computer's solutions is that they are not very accurate. I am very curious that is there any numerical method/solver which...
  26. Remixex

    What Advanced Topics Follow a Basic Course in Partial Differential Equations?

    OK so i finished my first course of Differential equations at Uni and i have some curious questions The last equations we solved were PDEs solved with Variation of parameters and having to homogenize the boundary conditions They were all Sturm-Liouville problems as they called them, we assumed...
  27. M

    MATLAB Troubleshooting PDEs in MATLAB: Why is My Function Not Affecting the Plot?

    Hi PF! I am trying to solve a pde in MATLAB and started by using the generic code mathwork supplies and then augmenting for my purpose. After defining the function below and run the script, i can do anything to the ##f## and nothing changes. I can literally delete the line and still I receive...
  28. A

    Searching for Symmetries in PDEs with Mathematica(c)

    Hello, I have a problem in the search for symmetries in pde. I would use Mathematica(c), does anyone know how to set up the code to obtain generators and then symmetries? Thanks for all.
  29. ognik

    Investigating a Parabolic PDE algorithm

    Homework Statement Hi - I'm on the last chapter of this book and am a bit stuck. I am given a very basic fortran program (code attached in the zip file) and asked to 'investigate its accuracy and stability, for various values of Δt and lattice spacings'. The program is an implementation of the...
  30. ognik

    MHB How Can Sources and Sinks be Incorporated in a Parabolic PDE Algorithm?

    Hi - on the last chapter of this course and was feeling much better about it all, but I now confess to being back in my normal state - confused. I am given a simple fortran program (code attached in the zip file) and asked to investigate its accuracy and stability, for various values of...
  31. ognik

    MHB Discretising Elliptic PDE in cylindrical coordinates

    Given an energy functional $ E=\int_{0}^{\infty} \,dr.r\left[\frac{1}{2}\left(\d{\phi}{r}\right)^2 - S.\phi\right] $ I am told that discretizing on a lattice ri=ih (h=lattice size, i is i axis) leads to : $ 2{r}_{i}{\phi}_{i} - {r}_{i+\frac{1}{2}}{\phi}_{i+1} - {r}_{i-\frac{1}{2}}{\phi}_{i-1}...
  32. ognik

    MHB Discretising Elliptic PDE: How to Handle Derivatives and Summations?

    Hi, struggling to follow some text which later leads to computer algorithms for Elliptic PDEs... It reads: To derive a discrete approx. to the PDE based on the variational principle,. we 1st approx. E in terms of the values of the field at the lattice points and then vary w.r.t. them. The...
  33. S

    PDE: Heated Sphere Homework Solution

    Homework Statement This is not really a school problem, it's actually something I am trying to figure out. So, we have a sphere with given radius. (Actually let's assume that all the parameters are known). The sphere has equally distributed heaters and is in the beginning at constant...
  34. P

    Explaining the Solution for Separation of Variables PDE with Initial Condition

    Homework Statement Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I managed to do the first part of the question. But I'm not sure how to find u(x,t) with that initial condition. The solution says; "since ##u(x,0) = \sum_{n=1}^\infty a_{n}\sin{(n\lambda x)}## Then it follows by linearity that...
  35. B

    Unsteady vorticity transport equation: codes available?

    I would like to reproduce results from a much older code to test a new one. I only have the old code's results in the form of plots, not data, but I need data. The older code solves the unsteady vorticity transport equation in 2D with a constant kinematic viscosity term. I'm interested in 2-D...
  36. M

    MATLAB Solve PDE in MATLAB: Errors & Tips

    Hi all, I'm a newbie at MATLAB and currently trying to model a chromatographic process, I have a PDE to be solved in the form of c*D(C_RH)/Dz = D(f)/Dz + s (see code below for what functions c, f and s are made of) I have defined constant values for each of the individual parameters...
  37. K

    Poisson PDE in polar coordinates with FDM

    I want to solve a Laplace PDE in a polar coordinate system with finite difference method. and the boundary conditions: Here that I found in the internet: and the analytical result is: The question is how its works? Can I give an example or itd?Thanks
  38. Last-cloud

    Finite difference method nonlinear PDE

    i want to solve a nonlinear PDE with finite difference method ,but using just discretization like in linear PDE , it will lead to nowhere , what's the right way to use FDM to solve nonlinear PDE or could someone provide me with book's titles or articles that can help me solving a nonlinear pdf...
  39. J

    Need help solving a specific PDE

    A[t] = ΣΣukvjpnmt ΣΣpnmt = 1 and A[0] = p000.
  40. I

    PDE: How to use Fourier Series to express a real function?

    actually have two questions: here we have a Fourier series.. $$f(t) = \sum c_k e^{2\pi ikt}$$ (c is complex) if we're trying to express a real function via Fourier series, and we do it the following way.. Impose condition: $$\overline{c_k} = c_{-k}$$ $$f(t) = \sum\limits_{k= -n}^n c_k e^{2\pi...
  41. A

    Dirichlet and Nuemann condition on the same boundary

    Hi, My final goal is to solve numerically Schrodinger's equation in 3D with some potential for the unbounded states, meaning that far away from the potential (at infinity) we may find a free wave and not something that goes to zero. The basic idea is that I have a particle in (0,0,0) that...
  42. M

    Linear PDEs: A Simple Explanation

    This isn't a homework problem so hopefully this section is fine. I came across something that's bothering me while reviewing PDEs. Take something like: u_{x}(x,t) = 1. which has the general solution: u(x,t) = c_{1}(t) + x. Wolfram says this is linear but if I take a different solution: v(x,t) =...
  43. A

    Converge pointwise with full Fourier series

    I am working on a simple PDE problem on full Fourier series like this: Given this piecewise function, ##f(x) = \begin{cases} e^x, &-1 \leq x \leq 0 \\ mx + b, &0 \leq x \leq 1.\\ \end{cases}## Without computing any Fourier coefficients, find any values of ##m## and ##b##, if there is any...
  44. N

    Struggling in Diff Eq Class: Advice for a Ditzy Freshman

    I'm a 2nd-semester freshman taking my first upper-level class (partial diff eq) and I'm really struggling. People always ask me what I'm doing in that class as a freshman and I answer by telling them I'm an idiot and a masochist, which is true. I've spent most of my time and energy on that class...
  45. M

    MHB PDE or differentiable manifolds?

    Hello! :o I am doing my master in the field Mathematics in Computer Science. I am having a dilemma whether to take the subject Partial differential equations- Theory of weak solutions or the subject differentiable manifolds. Could you give me some information about these subjects...
  46. S

    MHB PDE Solving Continuity Equation

    Hi, I am trying to find the exact solution of the Continuity Equation. Any Idea how can i start solving it, i need it for some calculation in Image Processing. $$\pd{C}{t}+\pd{UC}{x}+\pd{VC}{y}=0$$ Where $U$ and $V$ is velocity in $X$ and $Y$ direction. The initial condition is as...
  47. J

    Fourier COSINE Transform (solving PDE - Laplace Equation)

    I'm trying to solve Laplace equation using Fourier COSINE Transform (I have to use that), but I don't know if I'm doing everything OK (if I'm doing everything OK, the exercise is wrong and I don't think so). NOTE: U(..) is the Fourier Transform of u(..) This are the equations (Laplace...
  48. M

    PDE and differentiating through the sum

    Hi PF! I'm reading my math text and am looking at the heat eq ##u_t = u_{xx}##, where we are are given non-homogenous boundary conditions. We are solving using the method of eigenfunction expansion. Evidently we begin by finding the eigenfunction ##\phi (x)## related to the homogenous...
  49. DrPapper

    Applied PDE for Scientists and Engineers Farlow

    Hello Fellow Physics People, I am just now taking a math methods course for Physicists and we're using Mary Boas book. I wanted to supplement it for better understanding as saw Partial Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers by Stanley J. Farlow. Reading reviews for this book on...
  50. binbagsss

    Method of characteristics. pde. limits of integral question

    I'm using the method of characteristics to solve a pde of the from ## au_{x}+bu_{y}=c## where ## a=\frac{dx}{d \tau} , b= a=\frac{dy}{d \tau}, c=a=\frac{du}{d \tau}## where initial data is parameterised by ##s## and initial curve given by ##x( \tau)=x_{0}(s)##, ##y( \tau)=y_{0}(s)## and ##u(...
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