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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
FOURIER SERIES: SOLVING THE HEAT EQUATION
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