PhD 2010

Mathematical Physics
Questions
Section 1
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Section 2
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Section 3
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STRING VIBRATION
Formula for the general solution of the string vibration equation.
Solution of Cauchy problem for the non homogeneous unbounded string
vibration equation.
On the uniqueness of the solution of Cauchy problem for unbounded
string.
On the stability of the Cauchy problem for the string vibration.
Solution of Mixed problem for the half bounded string. Method of
continuation. First boundary conditions.
Solution of Mixed problem for the half bounded string. Method of
continuation. Second boundary conditions.
Bounded string. Method of separation of variables.
HEAT CONDUCTION
Maximum principles.
Uniqueness of the solution of the boundary problems for the heat
conduction in a bounded rod.
Stability of the solution of the boundary problems for the heat conduction
in a bounded rod.
Solution of the 1-st boundary problem for heat conduction in a bounded
rod.
The problem on Linear distribution of heat.
Theorem on uniqueness of solution of the Cauchy problem for heat
conduction in unbounded rod.
Solution of Cauchy problem for heat conduction equation: Unbounded rod.
Fundamental solution of heat equation and its properties.
Solution of 1-st boundary problem for heat conduction in a half bounded
rod for the non homogeneous equation.
ELLIPTIC EQUATIONS.
Fundamental solutions of Laplace equation in a plane.
Fundamental solutions of Laplace equation in a space.
Greens formulas 1-st and 2-d.
Main Greens formula.
Mean Value theorem for harmonic functions.
Maximum principle for harmonic functions.
Uniqueness of the solution of Direchlets problem for Poissons equation.
Stability of the solution of Direchlets problem for Poissons equation.
Laplaces equation in curvilinear coordinates: Polar coordinates.
Separation variables for the 1-st boundary value internal problem in a
circle.
Separation variables for the 1-st boundary value external problem in a
circle.

Section 4: Additional chapters

1.Basic Problems of Mathematical Physics. Un bounded domains. 2 dimension.

2.Bounded domains. Mixed Problems. 2- dimension.
3.Fourier Method. Sturm Liouville theory. 2-dimention problems.
4.Trigonometric Fourier series. Some basic notions and theorems.
5.Hilbert spaces. Fourier series.
6.Problems in unbounded domains. Fourier transformation. Fourier Integrals. Ndimension.
7.Multiple Fourier series and Integrals. Summability.
8.Mathematical Physics problems in a unit ball. Fourier-Laplace series on a
sphere.
9.Spaces of Test functions.
10.Distributions.

Rules:
It will be 8 questions 2 from each section. Total 100.