
Exercises 285
2. λ
n
=
³
nπ
l
´
2
+ γ, y
n
(x)
= cos
n
π
l
x, n = 0,1,2,
.
.. ;
3. λ
n
=
µ
(2n + 1)π
2l
¶
2
+ γ, y
n
(x)
= sin
(2
n + 1)π
2l
x, n = 0,1,2,
.
.. ;
4. λ
n
=
³
nπ
l
´
2
+ γ +
η
2
4
, y
n
(x)
= e
ηx
2
sin
nπ
l
x, n = 1,2,
.
.. .
6.2.13. Apply the method of separation of variables to the equation u
tt
= a
2
u
xx
with the
boundary conditions u(0,t) = u(l,t) = 0. The corresponding Sturm-Liouville problem is
solved in Problem 6.2.11,1.
6.2.14. Apply the method of separation of variables to the equation u
tt
= a
2
u
xx
with the
boundary conditions u
x
(0,t) = u
x
(l,t) = 0. The corresponding Sturm-Liouville problem is
solved in Problem 6.2.11:2.
6.2.15. Solve the equation u
tt
= a
2
u
xx
with the given initial and boundary conditions. The
corresponding Sturm-Liouville problems are solved in Problems 6.2.11: 3-5.
6.2.16.
6.
u(x,t) =
∞
∑
n=1
¡
lJ
2
1
(µ
n
)
¢
−1
J
0
µ
µ
n
r
x
l
¶
cos
µ
n
a
t
2
√
l
l
0
ϕ(ξ)J
0
Ã
µ
n
r
ξ
l
!
dξ,
where J
p
are
the Bessel function, and µ
1
,µ
2
,µ
3
,. .. are the positive roots of the equation
J
0
(µ) = 0.
6.2.17. The problem is reduced to the solution of the equation u
tt
= a
2
u
xx
+ Asin ωt with
the boundary conditions u(0,t) = u(l,t) = 0 and with zero initial conditions. A resonance
appears for ω =
anπ
l
, n = 1,2,
.
.. .
6.2.18. Solve the equation u
tt
= a
2
u
xx
+ f (x,t) with the initial conditions u(x,0) =
u
t
(x,0) = 0 and with the given boundary conditions.
6.2.19. The problem is reduced to the solution of the equation u
tt
= a
2
u
xx
with the bound-
ary conditions u(0,t) = 0 , u(l,t) = A sin ωt and with zero initial conditions.
6.2.20. Solve the equation u
tt
= a
2
u
xx
+ f (x,t) with the given conditions.
6.2.21. Solve the problem u
tt
+ 2αu
t
= a
2
u
xx
(α > 0) , u(x, 0) = ϕ(x) , u
t
(x,0) = ψ(x) ,
u(0,t) = u(l,t) = 0.
6.2.22.
3. By the replacement
u(x,t) = e
−
t
2
(v(x,t)
+
(1 −x)t),
Problem 3 is reduced to the following problem for the function v(x,t) :
v
tt
= v
xx
+
1
4
v +
(x −1
)e
−
t
2
,