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[SOLVED] Seperation of variables in the 2 dimensional wave equation
I'd like to apologize right away for the terrible formatting. I was trying to make it pretty and easy to read but I guess I'm just not used the system yet and I had one problem after another. As you'll see at one point the formatting pretty much went out the window. I hope you can still figure out what I'm trying to say. Sorry!
Solve the wave equation in 2 dimensions by separation of variables.
([tex]\delta[/tex][tex]^{2}[/tex]u)/([tex]\delta[/tex]t[tex]^{2}[/tex])=4(([tex]\delta[/tex][tex]^{2}[/tex]u)/([tex]\delta[/tex]x[tex]^{2}[/tex])+([tex]\delta[/tex][tex]^{2}[/tex]u)/([tex]\delta[/tex]y[tex]^{2}[/tex]))
a=[tex]\pi[/tex]/2 , b=[tex]\pi[/tex]
V(0,y,t)=V(a,y,t)=0
V(x,0,t)=V(x,b,t)=0
V(x,y,0)=0
([tex]\delta[/tex]V)/([tex]\delta[/tex]t)(x,y,0)=g(x,y)=([tex]\pi[/tex]/2-x)([tex]\pi[/tex]-y)
Show that
V(x,y,t)=Sigma(n=1,[tex]\infty[/tex])Sigma(m=1,[tex]\infty[/tex])(((sin(2sqrt(lambda sub(nm))t))/(nm*sqrt(lambda sub(nm)))*sin(2nx)sin(m)y)
where
lambda sub(nm)=4n^2+m^2
All I know is it's going to be semi-related to the general solution of the wave equation:
([tex]\delta[/tex][tex]^{2}[/tex]u)/([tex]\delta[/tex]t[tex]^{2}[/tex])=(k^2)*([tex]\delta[/tex][tex]^{2}[/tex]u)/([tex]\delta[/tex]x[tex]^{2}[/tex])
I know that k^2 is going to be equal to the 4. Other then that I'm lost. If possible, well explained steps would be best so I can figure out what I'm doing.
Thanks for your help!
I'd like to apologize right away for the terrible formatting. I was trying to make it pretty and easy to read but I guess I'm just not used the system yet and I had one problem after another. As you'll see at one point the formatting pretty much went out the window. I hope you can still figure out what I'm trying to say. Sorry!
Homework Statement
Solve the wave equation in 2 dimensions by separation of variables.
([tex]\delta[/tex][tex]^{2}[/tex]u)/([tex]\delta[/tex]t[tex]^{2}[/tex])=4(([tex]\delta[/tex][tex]^{2}[/tex]u)/([tex]\delta[/tex]x[tex]^{2}[/tex])+([tex]\delta[/tex][tex]^{2}[/tex]u)/([tex]\delta[/tex]y[tex]^{2}[/tex]))
a=[tex]\pi[/tex]/2 , b=[tex]\pi[/tex]
V(0,y,t)=V(a,y,t)=0
V(x,0,t)=V(x,b,t)=0
V(x,y,0)=0
([tex]\delta[/tex]V)/([tex]\delta[/tex]t)(x,y,0)=g(x,y)=([tex]\pi[/tex]/2-x)([tex]\pi[/tex]-y)
Show that
V(x,y,t)=Sigma(n=1,[tex]\infty[/tex])Sigma(m=1,[tex]\infty[/tex])(((sin(2sqrt(lambda sub(nm))t))/(nm*sqrt(lambda sub(nm)))*sin(2nx)sin(m)y)
where
lambda sub(nm)=4n^2+m^2
Homework Equations
All I know is it's going to be semi-related to the general solution of the wave equation:
([tex]\delta[/tex][tex]^{2}[/tex]u)/([tex]\delta[/tex]t[tex]^{2}[/tex])=(k^2)*([tex]\delta[/tex][tex]^{2}[/tex]u)/([tex]\delta[/tex]x[tex]^{2}[/tex])
The Attempt at a Solution
I know that k^2 is going to be equal to the 4. Other then that I'm lost. If possible, well explained steps would be best so I can figure out what I'm doing.
Thanks for your help!