diff --git a/src/differential_equations_2.md b/src/differential_equations_2.md index 65480d394847dd1ef87a765153c12b2558c7eef8..a2d732cf072b82500b2b7e03925fa9f582a053d8 100644 --- a/src/differential_equations_2.md +++ b/src/differential_equations_2.md @@ -557,4 +557,21 @@ necessary to work with numerical methods of solution. solution (we know from the lecture that the operator $\frac{d^2}{dx^2}$ is hermitian - you can thus directly assume that the solutions form an orthogonal basis). + +5. [:smirk:] Take the partial differential equation + + $$\frac{\partial h(x,y)}{\partial x} + x \frac{\partial h(x,y)}{\partial y} = 0. $$ + + Try to make a separation ansatz $h(x,y)=f(x)g(y)$. What do you observe? + +6. [:sweat:] *Bonus question - this kind of question will not be asked in the exam* + + We consider the Hilbert space of functions $f(x)$ defined for $x \ \epsilon \ [0,L]$ + with $f(0)=f(L)=0$. + + Which of the following operators on this space is hermitian? + + (a) Lf = A(x) \frac{d^2 f}{dx^2} + + (b) Lf = \frac{d}{dx} \big{()} A(x) \frac{df}{dx} \big{)} \ No newline at end of file