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Homework Statement
[itex]
\dfrac{\partial^2 \varphi }{ \partial x^2} - \dfrac{\partial ^2 \varphi }{\partial t^2} = 1
[/itex]
Initial Conditions:
[itex] \varphi (x, 0) = 1; \varphi_t (x, 0) = 1 [/itex]
Boundary Condition:
[itex] \varphi (0, t) = 1 [/itex]
On [itex] 0 \leq x < \infty, 0 \leq t < \infty [/itex]
Homework Equations
Let [itex] {\Phi} [/itex] denote the Laplace transform from t to s.
The Attempt at a Solution
Apply Laplace Transform to PDE:
[itex]
\dfrac{\partial^2 \Phi }{ \partial x^2} - s^2\Phi + s\varphi (x, 0) + \varphi _t (x, 0) = \dfrac{1}{s}
[/itex]
Apply Initial Conditions:
[itex]
\dfrac{\partial^2 \Phi }{ \partial x^2} - s^2\Phi + s + 1 - \dfrac{1}{s} = 0
[/itex]
[itex]
\dfrac{\partial^2 \Phi }{ \partial x^2} - s^2\Phi + \dfrac{s^2 + s - 1}{s} = 0
[/itex]
This leads to the eigenvalue being something like:
[itex]
r = \dfrac{s^3 \pm \sqrt{s^6 - 4s(s^2 + s - 1)}}{2s}
[/itex]
which is always positive for both cases.
The solution in Laplace space should be something like:
[itex]
\Phi (x, s) = A(s) e ^{\dfrac{s^3 + \sqrt{s^6 - 4s(s^2 + s - 1)}}{2s}x} + B(s) e ^{\dfrac{s^3 - \sqrt{s^6 - 4s(s^2 + s - 1)}}{2s}x}
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and since the eigenvalue is always positive, as x goes to infinity the exponential terms will explode, requiring both A(s) and B(s) to be equal to 0.
What am I doing wrong? Any ideas?