Chapter 13: Partial Differential Equations
Q10P
Find the steady-state temperature distribution inside a sphere of radius 1 when the surface temperatures are as given in Problems 1 to 10.
(See problem 9).
Q12MP
A plate in the shape of a quarter circle has boundary temperatures as shown. Find the interior steady-state temperature . (See Problem 5.12.)

Q18P
Separate the time-independent Schrödinger equation (3.22) in spherical coordinates assuming that is independent of and . (If V depends only on r , then we are dealing with central forces, for example, electrostatic or gravitational forces.) Hints: You may find it helpful to replace the mass m in the Schrödinger equation by M when you are working in spherical coordinates to avoid confusion with the letter m in the spherical harmonics (7.10). Follow the separation of (7.1) but with the extra term . Show that the solutions are spherical harmonics as in (7.10) and Problem 16. Show that the r equation with is [compare (7.6)].
Q19MP
A long conducting cylinder is placed parallel to thez-axis in an originally uniform electric field in the negativexdirection. The cylinder is held at zero potential. Find the potential in the region outside the cylinder.
Q1MP
Find the steady-state temperature distribution in a rectangular plate covering the area , , if for , , , and for.
Q4P
Question:Find the characteristic frequencies for sound vibration in a rectangular box (say a room) of sides a, b, c. Hint: Separate the wave equation in three dimensions in rectangular coordinates. This problem is like Problem 3 but for three dimensions instead of two. Discuss degeneracy (see Problem 3).
Q5P
A long wire occupying the x-axis is initially at rest. The end x = 0 is oscillated up and down so that . Find the displacement . The initial and boundary conditions are , , . Take Laplace transforms of these conditions and of the wave equation with respect to t as in Example 1. Solve the resulting differential equation to get . Use L3 and L28 to find
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Q5P
Question: A square membrane of side l is distorted into the shape
and released. Express its shape at subsequent times as an infinite series. Hint: Use a double Fourier series as in Problem 5.9.
Q7P
Find the steady-state temperature distribution inside a sphere of radius 1 when the surface temperatures are as given in Problems 1 to 10.
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