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Hi, I am having some trouble understanding exactly when a modified green's function is needed. Here is the general problem:
[tex] Lu = (p(x)u'(x))' + q(x)u(x) = f(x), x_0 \leq x \leq x_1, p(x) > 0,\\
\alpha_0 u(0) + \beta_0 u'(0) = 0, \alpha_1 u(1) + \beta_1 u'(1) = 0[/tex]
In my notes it says if the corresponding homogeneous problem with the same boundary conditions has a non-zero solution [itex] u^*(x) [/itex], then we can construct a standard Green's function, with the solvability condition [itex] \int_{x_0}^{x_1} u^*(x)f(x)dx = 0 [/itex]. Then later in my notes it says if [itex] u^*(x) [/itex] is a non-zero solution, we need to use a modified Green's function. Which one is it?
Another question I have is regarding the formula involving the Wronskian, if we have to linearly independent solutions,
[tex] G(x,z) = -\dfrac{u_1(x)u_2(z)}{p(x)W(x)}, x_0 \leq z \leq x,\\
-\dfrac{u_1(z)u_2(x)}{p(x)W(x)}, x \leq z \leq x_1 [/tex]
When exactly is this solution valid?
Thank you.
[tex] Lu = (p(x)u'(x))' + q(x)u(x) = f(x), x_0 \leq x \leq x_1, p(x) > 0,\\
\alpha_0 u(0) + \beta_0 u'(0) = 0, \alpha_1 u(1) + \beta_1 u'(1) = 0[/tex]
In my notes it says if the corresponding homogeneous problem with the same boundary conditions has a non-zero solution [itex] u^*(x) [/itex], then we can construct a standard Green's function, with the solvability condition [itex] \int_{x_0}^{x_1} u^*(x)f(x)dx = 0 [/itex]. Then later in my notes it says if [itex] u^*(x) [/itex] is a non-zero solution, we need to use a modified Green's function. Which one is it?
Another question I have is regarding the formula involving the Wronskian, if we have to linearly independent solutions,
[tex] G(x,z) = -\dfrac{u_1(x)u_2(z)}{p(x)W(x)}, x_0 \leq z \leq x,\\
-\dfrac{u_1(z)u_2(x)}{p(x)W(x)}, x \leq z \leq x_1 [/tex]
When exactly is this solution valid?
Thank you.