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How to solve?

Submitted by V.Gnanaraj on

How to solve the equation analytically

2u/∂x2 + ∂2u/∂y2 - K u =0

 

R. Chennamsetti, Scientist, India

You may try to solve using separation of variables technique. Here, u = X*Y where, X and Y are two exclusive functions of x and y respetively. Substitute this in the PD.

=> (1/X)*d2X/dx2+(1/Y)*d2Y/dy = K = constant.

- Ramdas Chennamsetti

Fri, 05/25/2007 - 08:16 Permalink

Note that this is the well-known Helmholtz equation (in 2D). ... Knowing the name of the equation will probably better help you in finding the relevant resources from the literature.

On the Web, check out:

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/HelmholtzDifferentialEquation.html

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/HelmholtzEquation.html

and, on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmholtz_Equation

Hope this helps.

Wed, 05/30/2007 - 05:25 Permalink