Solving PDEs with the Laplace transform
Transforming in just one of two variables reduces a partial equation to an ODE in the other, solved and then inverted, as for heat in a semi-infinite rod.
Notes on Diffy Qs: Differential Equations for Engineers, Solving PDEs with the Laplace transform
5 exercises
Exercise 101
Solve
Exercise 102
For a , solve
Exercise 103
Find the corresponding ODE problem for , after transforming the variable Do not solve the problem.
Exercise 104
Use the Laplace transform in to solve Assume that is bounded. Hint: Note that for any fixed , blows up as and blows up as .
Exercise 105
Use the Laplace transform in to solve where is some function. Assume that is bounded. Give the answer as a convolution.
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