Chapter 5. Separation of Variables
faculty.uca.edu › darrigo › Studentstion using the method of separation of variables. 4.1 The heat equation Consider, for example, the heat equation ut = uxx, 0 < x < 1, t > 0 (4.1) subject to the initial and boundary conditions u(x,0) = x ¡ x2, u(0,t) = u(1,t) = 0. (4.2) Assuming separable solutions u(x,t) = X(x)T(t), (4.3) shows that the heat equation (4.1) becomes XT0 = X00T,
2 Heat Equation - Stanford University
web.stanford.edu › class › math220btime t, and let H(t) be the total amount of heat (in calories) contained in D. Let c be the specific heat of the material and ‰ its density (mass per unit volume). Then H(t) = Z D c‰u(x;t)dx: Therefore, the change in heat is given by dH dt = Z D c‰ut(x;t)dx: Fourier’s Law says that heat flows from hot to cold regions at a rate • > 0 proportional to