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Lecture 3 6 Short PDF
Lecture 3 6 Short PDF
Ryan C. Daileda
Trinity University
Physical motivation
Consider a thin rectangular plate made of some thermally
conductive material. Suppose the dimensions of the plate are a b.
The plate is heated in some way, and then insulated along its
top and bottom.
Our goal is to mathematically model the way thermal energy
moves through the plate.
Daileda The 2D heat equation
The 2D heat equation Homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions Steady state solutions
We let
u(0, y , t) = u(a, y , t) = 0, 0 y b, t 0,
u(x, 0, t) = u(x, b, t) = 0, 0 x a, t 0. (2)
As usual, we
separate variables to produce simple solutions to (1) and
(2), and then
use the principle of superposition to build up a solution that
satisfies (3) as well.
Separation of variables
Assuming that
u(x, y , t) = X (x)Y (y )T (t),
plugging into the heat equation (1) and using the boundary
conditions (2) yields the separated equations
We have already seen that the solutions to (4) and (5) are
m
Xm (x) = sin m x, m = , B = 2m
a
n
Yn (y ) = sin n y , n = , C = n2 ,
b
for m, n N. Using these values in (6) gives
2
Tmn (t) = e mn t ,
where r
m2 n2
q
mn = c 2m + n2 = c + 2.
a2 b
Superposition
X
2
X
u(x, y , t) = Amn sin m x sin n y e mn t .
m=1 n=1
Initial conditions
which is just the double Fourier series for f (x, y ). We know that
if f is a C 2 function then
Z aZ b
4 m n
Amn = f (x, y ) sin x sin dy dx.
ab 0 0 a b
Conclusion
Theorem
Suppose that f (x, y ) is a C 2 function on the rectangle
[0, a] [0, b]. The solution to the heat equation (1) with
homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions (2) and initial
conditions (3) is given by
X
2
X
u(x, y , t) = Amn sin m x sin n y e mn t ,
m=1 n=1
m n
q
where m = , n = , mn = c 2m + n2 , and
a b
Z aZ b
4 m n
Amn = f (x, y ) sin x sin y dy dx.
ab 0 0 a b
Remarks:
We have not actually verified that this solution is unique, i.e.
that this is the only solution to problem.
We will prove uniqueness later using the maximum principle.
Example
A 2 2 square plate with c = 1/3 is heated in such a way that the
temperature in the lower half is 50, while the temperature in the
upper half is 0. After that, it is insulated laterally, and the
temperature at its edges is held at 0. Find an expression that gives
the temperature in the plate for t > 0.
Since r
m2 n2 p 2
mn = + = m + n2
3 4 4 6
the solution is
200 X X (1 + (1)m+1 )(1 cos n
2 ) m
u(x, y , t) = 2
sin x
mn 2
m=1 n=1
n 2 (m2 +n2 )t/36
sin ye .
2
ut = 0.
uxx = 0.
Laplaces equation
Separation of variables
X + kX = 0 , Y kY = 0,
X (0) = X (a) = 0 , Y (0) = 0.
Y (y ) = Yn (y ) = An e n y + Bn e n y .
X
u(x, y ) = Bn sin n x sinh n y .
n=1
The general solution satisfies the Laplace equation (7) inside the
rectangle, as well as the three homogeneous boundary conditions
on three of its sides (left, right and bottom).
Conclusion
Theorem
If f2 (x) is piecewise smooth, the solution to the Dirichlet problem
is
X
u(x, y ) = Bn sin n x sinh n y ,
n=1
a
2
Z
n n
where n = and Bn = f2 (x) sin x dx.
a a sinh nb
a 0 a
If we know the sine series expansion for f2 (x) then we can use
the relationship
1
Bn = (nth sine coefficient of f2 (x))
sinh nb
a
Example
Example
Solve the Dirichlet problem on the square [0, 1] [0, 1], subject to
the boundary conditions
where (
75x if 0 x 23 ,
f2 (x) =
150(1 x) if 23 < x 1.
450 X sin 2n
3
f2 (x) = 2 sin nx.
n2
n=1
Thus,
!
1 450 sin 2n
3 450 sin 2n
3
Bn = = ,
sinh n 2 n2 2 n2 sinh n
and
450 X sin 2n
3
u(x, y ) = 2 sin nx sinh ny .
n2 sinh n
n=1