Weak Maximum Principle Explained

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Hello,I am reading the link http://math.mit.edu/~jspeck/18.152_Fall2011/Lecture%20notes/18152%20lecture%20notes%20-%204.pdfSays :
[tex]w_t-D w_{xx}=f[/tex] with f<0w at [tex]\bar{Q}_T[/tex] has its maximum in [tex]\partial_p {Q}_T[/tex]. If w is strictly negative at [tex]\partial_p {Q}_T[/tex] then also is strictly negative in [tex]\bar{Q}_T[/tex](it is OK)Says [tex]u=w-\epsilon t[/tex] , [tex]u \leq w[/tex], [tex]w \leq u + \epsilon T[/tex], T is cota,
then [tex]u_{t}-Du_{xx}=f-\epsilon <0[/tex] (1)(it is OK)Says: Claim that the maximum of u in [tex]\bar{Q}_{T-\epsilon}[/tex] is on [tex]\partial_p {Q}_{T-\epsilon}[/tex]. To verify the claim we use [tex](t_0,x_0) \in \bar{Q}_{T-\epsilon}[/tex].Says: [tex]t_0 \in (0,T-\epsilon][/tex] since if [tex]t=0[/tex] the claim is true I don't understand this .Says [tex]u_t=0[/tex] if [tex]t_0 \in (0,T-\epsilon)[/tex] (it is OK), but says [tex]u_t \geq 0[/tex] if [tex]t_0 =T-\epsilon[/tex] I don't understand this .Then using Taylor and claims:[tex]u_{t}-Du_{xx}>0[/tex] (2) and says "which contradicts (1)" I don't understand thisBest regard.
 
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since if
t=0​
t=0 the claim is true I don't understand this .
because ##t=0## corresponds to the boundary (bottom)
PeteSampras said:
but says
ut≥0​
u_t \geq 0 if
t0=T−ϵ​
t_0 =T-\epsilon I don't understand this .
##0\ge u(t,x_0)-u(t_0,x_0)=u_t(t_0,x_0)(t-t_0)+o(t-t_0),\quad t<t_0##

the last question: the left hand side of (1.0.3) is ##\le 0## by assumption and the sign in (1.0.4) is ##\ge##
 
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