UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS

Advanced Methods of Applied Mathematics ASSIGNMENT 7

1. Find the solution of the initial-boundary value problem

@u @u
+t =0
@t @x
for 0 < x < 1 and 0 < t < 1, with

u(x, 0) = f (x), 0 < x < 1,

u(0, t) = g(t), 0 < t < 1.

2. Consider the partial di↵erential equation

@u @u
+u = ↵u, (1)
@t @x
where ↵ > 0.

(a) In integral conservation form this equation is

Z x2 Z x2 Z x2
d @ 1 2
u dx + 2 u dx = ↵ u dx.
dt x1 x1 @x x1

Assuming that a shock is at x = s(t), x1 < s < x2 , show that the jump condition
across the shock is h i
1 2
2 u
ṡ = .
[u]
(b) Hence, find the solution of (1) for the initial condition
(
u , x<0
u= .
u+ , x > 0

Consider both cases u < u+ and u > u+ .