Assignment:
Consider the following problem
ut = 4uxx 00
u(0,t)=a(t), u(Pi,t)=b(t) t>0
u(x,0)=f(x) 0
(a) Show that the solution (which exists and is unique for reasonably nice functions f,a,b) u(x,t) is of the form
U(x,t) = v(x,t)+(1-x/Pi) a(t)+x/Pi b(t)
where v solves a heat equation of the form vt = 4vxx + q(x, t) with homogeneous boundary conditions:
v(0,t) = v(π,t) = 0 for t > 0. Determine q(x,t).
(b) Assume a(t) ≡ a0,b(t) ≡ b0 are constant. Determine the steady state solution uE. How does this ?solution depend on the initial value f(x)?
(c) Show that for large t one has u(x, t) ≈ uE (t) + C e-4t sin x, for some constant C . Determine C .
Provide complete and step by step solution for the question and show calculations and use formulas.