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6.2. LINEAR AND QUASILINEAR EQUATIONS OF FIRST ORDER 27<br />

Let us demonstrate that u − ϕ(x − c(u)t) = 0 implicitly defines a solution u(x, t) ofthe<br />

equation. First, differentiating with respect to x, wehave<br />

u x = ϕ ′ (x − c(u)t) [ x − c(u)t ] = x ϕ′ (x − c(u)t) [ 1 − c ′ (u)u x t ]<br />

and we can solve for u x<br />

u x =<br />

ϕ ′ (x − c(u)t)<br />

1+tc ′ (u)ϕ ′ (x − c(u)t) . (6.2.20)<br />

Now we differentiate with respect to t, to obtain<br />

u t = ϕ ′ (x − c(u)t) [ x − c(u)t ] = t −ϕ′ (x − c(u)t) [ tc ′ (u)u t + c(u) ]<br />

and we can solve for u t<br />

u t = −c(u)ϕ′ (x − c(u)t)<br />

1+tc ′ (u)ϕ ′ (x − c(u)t) . (6.2.21)<br />

So, combining (6.2.20) and (6.2.21), we have<br />

u t + c(u)u x =<br />

−c(u)ϕ′ (x − c(u)t)<br />

1+tc ′ (u)ϕ ′ (x − c(u)t) + c(u) ϕ ′ (x − c(u)t)<br />

1+tc ′ (u)ϕ ′ (x − c(u)t)<br />

= −c(u)ϕ′ (x − c(u)t)+c(u)ϕ ′ (x − c(u)t)<br />

=0.<br />

1+tc ′ (u)ϕ ′ (x − c(u)t)<br />

and<br />

u(x, 0) = ϕ(x − 0) = ϕ(x).<br />

t<br />

t =1<br />

(ξ,0)<br />

x<br />

Solution Exists Only for t1 since the characteristics<br />

cross beyond that line and the values on u on the intersecting characteristics are different –

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