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Hello!!!
My English is poor because I'm from Poland.

I have 3 exercises from subject called: Mathematical Method In Physics.
Would you be so kind and help me to solve this:

1.
(a) Prove that: $${1 \over r}(rV)''=V''+(2/r)V'$$(that was easy, but next point (b) is not)
(b) Use equation from (a) to solve:
$$u''+{2 \over r}u'=1$$, where 1<r<2, u(1)=1, u(2)=2

2.
With witch k border problem:
-u''-u=ku on (0, 1), u'(0)=1=u'(1)
have solution?

3.
Find restricted solution of border problem:

$$\Delta u-u=|x|^2$$ where $$x \in$$B1(0) tight in R^3
u(x)=1 when |x|=1, |x| is euklides length of vector.
Use spherical variables and find solution dependent on "r"

The Attempt at a Solution

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cristo
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Hello!!!
My English is poor because I'm from Poland.

I have 3 exercises from subject called: Mathematical Method In Physics.
Would you be so kind and help me to solve this:

1.
(a) Prove that: $${1 \over r}(rV)''=V''+(2/r)V'$$(that was easy, but next point (b) is not)
(b) Use equation from (a) to solve:
$$u''+{2 \over r}u'=1$$, where 1<r<2, u(1)=1, u(2)=2
What have you tried? Have you used part (a)?

2.
With witch k border problem:
-u''-u=ku on (0, 1), u'(0)=1=u'(1)
have solution?
Hint: This can be rewritten as u''+(k+1)u=0
3.
Find restricted solution of border problem:

$$\Delta u-u=|x|^2$$ where $$x \in$$B1(0) tight in R^3
u(x)=1 when |x|=1, |x| is euklides length of vector.
Use spherical variables and find solution dependent on "r"
Again, what have you tried?

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edit: damn, beaten to it!

For first exercise:

Homework Statement

(a) Prove that: $${1 \over r}(rV)''=V''+(2/r)V'$$
(b) Use equation from (a) to solve:
$$u''+{2 \over r}u'=1$$, where 1<r<2, u(1)=1, u(2)=2

Homework Equations

//I don't understand this
r'=1
r''=0

The Attempt at a Solution

I made somthing that for (a):
$$R(right side)=V''+(2/r)V'$$
$$L(left side)={1 \over r}(rV)''={1 \over r}(r'V+rV')'={1 \over r}(r''V+r'V'+r'V'+rV'')=V''+(2/r)V'=R(right side)$$

And i have to use this equation to point (b):

$$u''+{2 \over r}u'=1<=>{1 \over r}(ru)''=1$$
where: 1<r<2, u(1)=1, u(2)=2

I know how to solve equation like this: $$u''+{2 \over r}u'=1$$, but I don't know how too solve $${1 \over r}(ru)''=1$$

For second question:

Homework Statement

With witch k border problem:
-u''-u=ku on (0, 1), u'(0)=1=u'(1)
have solution?

Homework Equations

$$-u''+q(x)u=\lambda u$$
this is equation for Sturm-Liouville Border Problem

The Attempt at a Solution

I try something that: This can be rewritten as u''+(k+1)u=0
but this is not this kind of solution. My teacher command me to use Sturm-Liouville Border Problem

And third:

Homework Statement

Find restricted solution of border problem:

$$\Delta u-u=|x|^2$$ where $$x \in$$B1(0) tight in R^3
u(x)=1 when |x|=1, |x| is euklides length of vector.
Use spherical variables and find solution dependent on "r"

Homework Equations

$$\Delta={ 1 \over r^2} { \delta \over \delta r} r^2 { \delta \over \delta r} + {1 \over r^2 sin \Theta} { \delta \over \delta \Theta} sin \Theta { \delta \over \delta \Theta} + {1 \over r^2 sin^2 \Theta} { \delta^2 \over \delta \Gamma^2}$$

$$x=rsin \Theta cos \Gamma$$
$$y=rsin \Theta sin \Gamma$$
$$z=rcos \Theta$$

The Attempt at a Solution

I made this in another way. I use Bessel potential and Fourier Transform, but I didn't use spherical variables