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The general second order partial differential equations in two variables is of the form
∂u ∂u ∂2 u ∂2 u ∂2 u
F(x, y, u, , , 2 , , ) = 0.
∂x ∂y ∂x ∂x∂y ∂y 2
We will consider the semi-linear equation above and attempt a change of variable to obtain a more
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convenient form for the equation.
∂f ∂f
∂( x , h ) ∂x ∂y
= ≠ 0.
∂(x, y) ∂y ∂y
∂x ∂y
†
By the chain rule
†
u x = u x f x + uh y x, u y = u x f y + uh y y
† † † † † † † † † †
2
( ) (
u xx = u x f xx + f x uxxf x + uxh y x + u h y xx + y x uhxf x + uhh y x )
† † † = uxxf x 2 + 2uxhf xy x †
+ u†hh y x 2†+ first order derivatives of u
†
Similarly,
†
u yy = uxxf y 2 + 2uxhf yy y + uhh y y 2 + first order derivatives of u
( )
u xy = uxxf xf y + uxh f xy y + f yy x + uhh y xy y + first order derivatives of u
† †
where
† † † † †
A(x, h) = af x 2 + 2bf x f y + cf y 2
B(x, h) = af x y x + b(f x y y + y x f y ) + cf y y y
† †† †
C(x, h) = ay x 2 + 2by x y y + cy y 2 .
† †† † † †† † †
It easily follows that
† † † †
2 2
Ê ∂( x , h ) ˆ 2
B – AC = (b – ac) Á ˜ .
Ë ∂(x, y) ¯
df
= f x + f y y ¢ = 0.
dx
= f y 2 [a y ¢2 – 2b y ¢+ c ].
†† † †
† † †
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We choose the two families of curves given by the two families of solutions of the ordinary
differential equation
a y ¢2 – 2b y ¢+ c = 0.
This nonlinear ordinary differential equation is called the characteristic equation of the partial
2
differential equation and provided
† that a†≠ 0, b – ac > 0 it can be written as
† b ± b 2 - ac
y¢ =
a
For this choice of coordinates†A(x, h) = 0 and similarly it can be shown that C(x, h) = 0 also. The
†
partial differential equation becomes
2 B(x, h) u xh = D(x, h, u, u x , u h )
where it is easy to show that B(x, h) ≠ 0. Finally, we can write the partial differential equation in
the normal form
† † †
uxh = D(x, h, u, ux , uh )
The two families of curves f (x, y) = constant ,y (x, y)= constant obtained as solutions of the
characteristic equation are called characteristics and the semi-linear partial differential equation is
called hyperbolic if b 2 – ac > 0 whence it has two families of characteristics and a normal form as
given above.
If b 2 – a c †< 0, then the characteristic equation has complex solutions and there are no real
characteristics. The functions f(x, y), y(x, y) are now complex conjugates . A change of variable to
the real coordinates
†
x = f(x, y) + y(x, y), h = –i( f(x, y) – y(x, y))
results in the partial differential equation where the mixed derivative term vanishes,
u xx + u hh = D(x, h, u, u x , u h ).
† † x = x, h = y(x, y).
Then
A(x, h) = a
B(x, h) = ay x + by y
2 2 (ay x + by y )2 - (b 2 - ac)y y 2 B( x , h )2
C(x, h) = ay x + 2by x y y + cy y = =
† † a a
2
Therefore B(x, h) = †0, C(
†x†, h) =†0, A(†
x, h) ≠†0 and the normal
† form in the case b – ac = 0 is
A(x, h) u xx = D(x, h, u, ux , uh )
†
or finally
†
uxx = D(x, h, u, u x , u h )
The partial differential equation is called parabolic in the case b 2 – a = 0. An example of a parabolic
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partial differential equation is the equation of heat conduction
∂u ∂2 u † u = u(x, t).
– k 2 = 0 where
∂t ∂x
Example 1. Classify the following linear second order partial differential equation and find its general solution .
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xyu xx + x 2 u xy – yu x = 0.
Ê x 2 ˆ2
In this example b2 – ac = Á ˜ ≥ 0 \ the†partial differential equation is hyperbolic provided x ≠ 0, and parabolic
Ë 2¯ † † †
for x = 0.
If y ¢ = 0, y = constant.
x †
If y ¢ = † Therefore two families
, x 2 – y 2 = constant. † of characteristics are
y
†
x = x 2 – y 2 , h = y.
† † †the chain rule a number of times we calculate the partial derivatives
Using
† ux †= ux 2x + uh 0 = 2xux
uxx = 2u x + 2x(ux x 2x + ux h 0) = 2ux + 4x 2 ux x
( )
uxy = 2x u xx (-2y) + uxh 1 = – 4xyux x + 2xux h .
Substituting into the partial differential equation we obtain the normal form
†
u x h = 0 (provided x ≠ 0).
u x = f(x ),
where f is an arbitrary function of one real variable. Integrating again with respect to x
where F, G are arbitrary functions of one real variable. Reverting to the original coordinates we find the general
solution †
u(x, y) = F(x2 – y2 ) + G(y)
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Example 2. Classify, reduce to normal form and obtain the general solution of the partial differential equation
For this equation b 2 – ac = (xy) 2 – x2 y2 = 0 \ the equation is parabolic everywhere in the plane (x, y). The
characteristic equation is
b xy y
y' = = 2 = .
a x x
y
Therefore there is one family of characteristics = constant.
x
y
Let x = x and h = . Then using the chain rule,
x
Ê -y ˆ y
u x = ux 1 + u h Á ˜= u – u
Ë x 2 ¯ x x2 h
Ê 1ˆ 1
uy = ux 0 + u h Á ˜ = uh
Ë x¯ x
†
Ê -y ˆ 2y y Ê Ê -y ˆ ˆ
uxx = u x x 1 + u xh Á ˜ + 3 uh – 2 Á uhx 1 + uhh Á 2 ˜ ˜
Ëx ¯ x
2
x Ë Ë x ¯¯
†
2
2y y 2y
=u – u + u + u
xx 2 xh 4 hh 3 h
† x x x
†
1Ê Ê 1 ˆˆ 1
† u yy †
= Á†uhx 0†+ uhh Á † ˜˜ = 2 uh h
† xË † Ë x ¯¯ x
1 1Ê Ê y ˆˆ
uyx = – u + Á u†
hx 1 + uhh Á - 2 ˜˜
† x
2 h xË Ë x ¯¯
1 y 1
= u – u – u .
x xh x3 hh x 2 h
† † †
Substituting into the partial differential equation we obtain the normal form
† † u x x = 4.
†
Integrating with respect to x
u x = 4 x + f(h )
u(x, y) = 2x2 + xf y + g y () ()
x x
† †
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