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yungman
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[tex]\nabla^2 u=\frac {\partial ^2 u}{\partial x^2}+\frac {\partial ^2 u}{\partial y^2}=\frac {\partial ^2 u}{\partial r^2}+\frac{1}{r}\frac {\partial u}{\partial r}+\frac{1}{r^2}\frac {\partial ^2 u}{\partial \theta^2}[/tex]
I want to verify ##u=u(r,\theta)##, not ##u(x,y)##
Because for ##u(x,y)##, it will just be ##\frac {\partial ^2 u}{\partial x^2}+\frac {\partial ^2 u}{\partial y^2}##
Thanks
I want to verify ##u=u(r,\theta)##, not ##u(x,y)##
Because for ##u(x,y)##, it will just be ##\frac {\partial ^2 u}{\partial x^2}+\frac {\partial ^2 u}{\partial y^2}##
Thanks
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