Chapter 6 Partial Differential Equations
Chapter 6 Partial Differential Equations
Chapter 6 Partial Differential Equations
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38 CHAPTER 6. PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS<br />
Thus the characteristic curves are given by<br />
y 2 − x 2 = constant,<br />
y 2 + x 2 = constant.<br />
We take<br />
α = ϕ(x, y) =x 2 + y 2 , β = ψ(x, y) =x 2 − y 2 .<br />
We solve for x, y to obtain<br />
If we use (6.3.10) we find<br />
√ √<br />
α + β α − β<br />
x = , y = .<br />
2<br />
2<br />
˜b =8x 2 y 2 =2(α 2 − β 2 )<br />
˜d =2(y 2 − x 2 )=−2β<br />
ẽ =2(y 2 + x 2 )=2α<br />
and also<br />
u αβ =<br />
2β<br />
4(α 2 − β 2 ) u 2β<br />
α −<br />
4(α 2 − β 2 ) u β<br />
= βu a − αu β<br />
2(α 2 − β 2 ) .<br />
Example 6.3.6. Suppose that a, b, c, d, e, f in (6.3.4) are constants. Then the characteristics<br />
are given by<br />
dy<br />
dx = b ± √ b 2 − ac<br />
≡ ν ± .<br />
a<br />
Thus the characteristics are straight lines<br />
α = ϕ(x, y) =y − ν + x,<br />
β = ψ(x, y) =y − ν − x.<br />
In this case we get ã = ˜c = 0 and<br />
˜b = aϕx ψ x + b(ϕ x ψ y + ϕ y ψ x )+cϕ y ψ x<br />
= aν + ν − − b(⃗u + + ν − )+c<br />
= 2(ac − b2 )<br />
.<br />
a