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WAVE EQUATION
When Equation (7.74) is combined with BCs (BC2) and (BC4), a regular Sturm-
Liouville problem results for which properties
1
- 5 of Chapter 3 hold. The same is
true for Equation (7.75) in combination with BCs (BC1), and (BC3). Consequently,
we will let
X(a
n
x) and μ
η
—
c?
n
n = 0,1,2,... (7.77)
represent the eigenfunctions and eigenvalues, respectively, for X. Similarly,
Y(ß
n
x) and v
n
= ß
2
n
n
0,1,2,...
(7.78)
will represent the eigenf unctions and eigenvalues, respectively, for Y.
With solutions for X and Y determined, the ODE in Equation (7.76) is considered
next. Both μ and v are non-negative. Both are zero only if bi(i — 1..4) are zero.
For most applications, one or both of μ or v is positive, so the general solution to
Equation (7.76) is
T
nm
(t)
= Acos{c^/al+ßlt) + Bsm(cy/a
2
n
+ßlt)
Combining the results for the three separated ODEs gives
oo oo
z(x,y,t) = ΣΣ(
Α
(7.79)
cos(cy/al + ßlfj
B
nm
sm{c^/al + ß^tj X
n
{a
n
x)Y
m
{ß
m
y)
n=0 m=0
+
(7.80)
IBVP<
7.2.1.1
2D Homogeneous Example The solution to the homogeneous 2D
wave IBVP shown below is solved using separation of variables and series represen-
tation.
z
tt
(x,y,t) = {V?z(x,y,t) (PDE)
0<x<10, 0 < y < 1, ¿>0
z(x,y,0) = i/[o,i]x[o,i]fo2/) · 15x(l -x)(l - y)y (ICI)
zt(x,y,0) = 0 (IC2)
(7e81)
z
y
(x,0,t)=0 (BCl)
¿(10,2/,i) = 0 (BC2)
Zy(x,l,t)=0 (BC3)
z(0,y,t) = 0 (BC4)
The initial displacement of the surface is nonzero only in the region bounded by
0 < x < 1 and 0 < y < 1, as shown in Figure 7.8(a). The boundary conditions at
y = 0 and y = 1 are Neumann, so the z surface is allowed to rise and fall the y = 0
and y
—
I boundaries due to the Neumann BCs.
Referring
to
Figure
7.8,
the initial displacement migrates in the positive x direction.
Figures
7.8(b)
and
7.8(c)
indicate that a secondary wave pattern develops in the wake
of the original displacement.
The development for the case of a semihomogeneous 2D wave equation closely
follows the case of the semihomogeneous, ID wave case and is left as an exercise
(see Exercise 7.9).