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Homework Statement
solve the heat equation over the interval [0,1] with the following initial data and mixed boundary conditions.
Homework Equations
[itex]\partial _{t}u=2\partial _{x}^{2}u[/itex]
[itex]u(0,t)=0, \frac{\partial u}{\partial x}(1,t)=0[/itex]
with B.C
[itex]u(x,0)=f(x)[/itex]
where f is piecewise with values:
[itex]0, 0<x\leq \frac{1}{2}[/itex]
[itex]3, \frac{1}{2}<x<1[/itex]
The Attempt at a Solution
after separation of variables where [itex]u(x,t)=h(x)\phi (t)[/itex]:[itex]h''(x)=-\frac{\lambda }{2}h(x)[/itex]
[itex]\phi'(t)=-\lambda \phi(t)[/itex]
gen. solution to h is
[itex]h(x)=a\sin \sqrt{\frac{\lambda }{2}}[/itex] the constant with the cos term is 0 from initial value
I'm stuck trying to find the eigenvalue
[itex]h'(1)=\frac{\lambda }{2}a\cos\sqrt{\frac{\lambda }{2}}=0[/itex]
[itex]\sqrt\frac{\lambda }{2}=\arccos 0[/itex]
I'm not sure what expression with n to use for arccos of 0. npi/2 won't work, or (n+1)pi/2, is this the right procedure though?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
EDIT:
I'm trying [itex]\frac{\pi }{2}+n\pi[/itex] now to solve for the eigenvalue