(a) Show that u(t, x) = e-k2t+ikx is a complex solution to the heat equation u/t =...

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(a) Show that u(t, x) = e-k2t+ikx is a complex solution to the heat equation
∂u/∂t = ∂2u/∂x2
for any real constant k.
(b) Write down another complex solution by using complex conjugation.
(c) Find two independent real solutions to the heat equation.
(d) Can k be complex? If so, what real solutions are produced?
(e) Which of your solutions decay to zero as t → ∞?
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Applied Linear Algebra

ISBN: 978-0131473829

1st edition

Authors: Peter J. Olver, Cheri Shakiban

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