Characteristic curves of a pde
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I am new to these sorts of questions, and the method of characteristics. I've been asked to consider the equation:
$ frac{∂u}{∂x} + xy^{3}frac{∂u}{∂y} = 0$
I need to find the characteristic curves in the explicit form, and obtain the general solution of the PDE and check that this solution satisfies the PDE by differentiation. I ended up with the general solution being:
$ frac{x^{2}}{2} + frac{1}{2y^{2}} $
Would appreciate any help.
pde characteristics
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I am new to these sorts of questions, and the method of characteristics. I've been asked to consider the equation:
$ frac{∂u}{∂x} + xy^{3}frac{∂u}{∂y} = 0$
I need to find the characteristic curves in the explicit form, and obtain the general solution of the PDE and check that this solution satisfies the PDE by differentiation. I ended up with the general solution being:
$ frac{x^{2}}{2} + frac{1}{2y^{2}} $
Would appreciate any help.
pde characteristics
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I am new to these sorts of questions, and the method of characteristics. I've been asked to consider the equation:
$ frac{∂u}{∂x} + xy^{3}frac{∂u}{∂y} = 0$
I need to find the characteristic curves in the explicit form, and obtain the general solution of the PDE and check that this solution satisfies the PDE by differentiation. I ended up with the general solution being:
$ frac{x^{2}}{2} + frac{1}{2y^{2}} $
Would appreciate any help.
pde characteristics
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I am new to these sorts of questions, and the method of characteristics. I've been asked to consider the equation:
$ frac{∂u}{∂x} + xy^{3}frac{∂u}{∂y} = 0$
I need to find the characteristic curves in the explicit form, and obtain the general solution of the PDE and check that this solution satisfies the PDE by differentiation. I ended up with the general solution being:
$ frac{x^{2}}{2} + frac{1}{2y^{2}} $
Would appreciate any help.
pde characteristics
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$$ frac{∂u}{∂x} + xy^{3}frac{∂u}{∂y} = 0$$
$u= frac{x^{2}}{2} + frac{1}{2y^{2}} quad$ is not the general solution.
This is only a particular solution.
You apparently got the characteristic equation
$$x^2+frac{1}{y^2}=c$$
So, the general solution is :
$$u(x,y)=Fleft(x^2+frac{1}{y^2}right)$$
where $F$ is an arbitrary function, to be determined according to some boundary condition.
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$begingroup$
$$ frac{∂u}{∂x} + xy^{3}frac{∂u}{∂y} = 0$$
$u= frac{x^{2}}{2} + frac{1}{2y^{2}} quad$ is not the general solution.
This is only a particular solution.
You apparently got the characteristic equation
$$x^2+frac{1}{y^2}=c$$
So, the general solution is :
$$u(x,y)=Fleft(x^2+frac{1}{y^2}right)$$
where $F$ is an arbitrary function, to be determined according to some boundary condition.
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$$ frac{∂u}{∂x} + xy^{3}frac{∂u}{∂y} = 0$$
$u= frac{x^{2}}{2} + frac{1}{2y^{2}} quad$ is not the general solution.
This is only a particular solution.
You apparently got the characteristic equation
$$x^2+frac{1}{y^2}=c$$
So, the general solution is :
$$u(x,y)=Fleft(x^2+frac{1}{y^2}right)$$
where $F$ is an arbitrary function, to be determined according to some boundary condition.
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$$ frac{∂u}{∂x} + xy^{3}frac{∂u}{∂y} = 0$$
$u= frac{x^{2}}{2} + frac{1}{2y^{2}} quad$ is not the general solution.
This is only a particular solution.
You apparently got the characteristic equation
$$x^2+frac{1}{y^2}=c$$
So, the general solution is :
$$u(x,y)=Fleft(x^2+frac{1}{y^2}right)$$
where $F$ is an arbitrary function, to be determined according to some boundary condition.
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$$ frac{∂u}{∂x} + xy^{3}frac{∂u}{∂y} = 0$$
$u= frac{x^{2}}{2} + frac{1}{2y^{2}} quad$ is not the general solution.
This is only a particular solution.
You apparently got the characteristic equation
$$x^2+frac{1}{y^2}=c$$
So, the general solution is :
$$u(x,y)=Fleft(x^2+frac{1}{y^2}right)$$
where $F$ is an arbitrary function, to be determined according to some boundary condition.
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