Chapter 11 Boundary Value Problems and Fourier Expansions

11.1 Eigenvalue Problems for $y''+\lambda y=0$

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    \(\lambda_n=n^2\), \(y_n=\sin nx\), \(n=1\), \(2\), \(3\), …

  2. 3

    \(\lambda_0=0\), \(y_0=1\); \(\lambda_n=n^2\), \(y_n=\cos n x\), \(n=1\), \(2\), \(3\), …

  3. 4

    \(\lambda_n=\dst{(2n-1)^2\over4}\), \(y_n=\dst\sin{(2n-1) x\over2}\), \(n=1,2,3,\dots,\)

  4. 5

    \(\lambda_n=\dst{(2n-1)^2\over4}\), \(y_n=\dst\cos{(2n-1) x\over2}\), \(n=1\), \(2\), \(3\), …

  5. 6

    \(\lambda_0=0\), \(y_0=1\), \(\lambda_n=n^2\), \(y_{1n}=\cos nx\), \(y_{2n}=\sin nx\), \(n=1\), \(2\), \(3\), …

  6. 7

    \(\lambda_n=n^2\pi^2\), \(y_n=\cos n\pi x\), \(n=1\), \(2\), \(3\), …

  7. 8

    \(\lambda_n=\dst{(2n-1)^2\pi^2\over4}\), \(y_n=\dst\cos{(2n-1)\pi x\over2}\), \(n=1\), \(2\), \(3\), …

  8. 9

    \(\lambda_n=n^2\pi^2\), \(y_n=\sin n\pi x\), \(n=1\), \(2\), \(3\), …

  9. 10

    \(\lambda_0=0\), \(y_0=1\), \(\lambda_n=n^2\pi^2\), \(y_{1n}=\cos n\pi x\), \(y_{2n}=\sin n\pi x\), \(n=1\), \(2\), \(3\), …

  10. 11

    \(\lambda_n=\dst{(2n-1)^2\pi^2\over4}\), \(y_n=\dst\sin{(2n-1)\pi x\over2}\), \(n=1\), \(2\), \(3\), …

  11. 12

    \(\lambda_0=0\), \(y_0=1\), \(\lambda_n=\dst{n^2\pi^2\over4}\), \(y_{1n}=\dst\cos{n\pi x\over2}\), \(y_{2n}=\dst\sin{n\pi x\over2}\), \(n=1\), \(2\), \(3\), …

  12. 13

    \(\lambda_n=\dst{n^2\pi^2\over4}\), \(y_n=\dst\sin{n\pi x\over2}\), \(n=1\), \(2\), \(3\), …

  13. 14

    \(\lambda_n=\dst{(2n-1)^2\pi^2\over36}\), \(y_n=\dst\cos{(2n-1)\pi x\over6}\), \(n=1\), \(2\), \(3\), …

  14. 15

    \(\lambda_n=(2n-1)^2\pi^2\), \(y_n=\sin(2n-1)\pi x\), \(n=1\), \(2\), \(3\), …

  15. 16

    \(\lambda_n=\dst{n^2\pi^2\over 25}\), \(y_n=\dst\cos{n\pi x\over5}\), \(n=1\), \(2\), \(3\), …

  16. 23

    \(\lambda_n=4n^2\pi^2/L^2\) \(y_n=\dst\sin{2n\pi x\over L}\), \(n=1\), \(2\), \(3\), …

  17. 24

    \(\lambda_n=n^2\pi^2/L^2\) \(y_n=\dst\cos{ n\pi x\over L}\), \(n=1\), \(2\), \(3\), …

  18. 25

    \(\lambda_n=4n^2\pi^2/L^2\) \(y_n=\dst\sin{2n\pi x\over L}\), \(n=1\), \(2\), \(3\), …

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    \(\lambda_n=n^2\pi^2/L^2\) \(y_n=\dst\cos {n\pi x\over L}\), \(n=1\), \(2\), \(3\), ….

11.2 Fourier Expansions I

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    \(F(x)=\dst2+{2\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{(-1)^n\over n}\sin n\pi x\);   \(F(x)= \left\{\begin{array}{cl} 2,&\phantom{-}x=-1,\\2-x,&-1<x<1,\\2,&\phantom{-}x=1 \end{array}\right.\)

  2. 3

    \(F(x)=\dst-\pi^2-12\sum_{n=1}^\infty{(-1)^n\over n^2}\cos nx -4\sum_{n=1}^\infty{(-1)^n\over n}\sin nx\);  

      \(F(x)= \left\{\begin{array}{cl} -3\pi^2,&\phantom{-}x=-\pi,\\2x-3x^2,&-\pi<x<\pi,\\ -3\pi^2,&\phantom{-}x=\pi \end{array}\right.\)

  3. 4

    \(F(x)=-\dst{12\over\pi^2}\sum_{n=1}^\infty(-1)^n{\cos n\pi x\over n^2}\);   \(F(x)=1-3x^2\) \(-1\le x\le 1\)

  4. 5

    \(F(x)=\dst{2\over\pi}-{4\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over4n^2-1}\cos2nx\);   \(F(x)=|\sin x|\), \(-\pi\le x\le\pi\)

  5. 6

    \(F(x)=\dst-{1\over2}\sin x+2\sum_{n=2}^\infty(-1)^n {n\over n^2-1}\sin nx\);;   \(F(x)=x\cos x\), \(-\pi\le x\le\pi\)

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    \(F(x)=\dst-{2\over\pi}+{\pi\over2}\cos x-{4\over\pi} \sum_{n=1}^\infty{4n^2+1\over(4n^2-1)^2}\cos 2nx\);

       \(F(x)=|x|\cos x\), \(-\pi\le x\le\pi\)

  7. 8

    \(F(x)=\dst1-{1\over2}\cos x-2\sum_{n=2}^\infty {(-1)^n\over n^2-1}\cos nx\);   \(F(x)=x\sin x\), \(-\pi\le x\le\pi\)

  8. 9

    \(F(x)=\dst{\pi\over2}\sin x-{16\over\pi} \sum_{n=1}^\infty{n\over(4n^2-1)^2}\sin 2nx\);   \(F(x)=|x|\sin x\), \(-\pi\le x\le\pi\)

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    \(F(x)=\dst{1\over\pi}+{1\over2}\cos\pi x-{2\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty {(-1)^n\over4n^2-1}\cos2n\pi x\);   \(F(x)=f(x)\), \(-1\le x\le1\)

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    \(F(x)=\dst{{1\over4\pi}\sin\pi x-{8\over\pi^2}\sum_{n=1}^\infty (-1)^n{n\over(4n^2-1)^2}\sin2n\pi x}\);

            \(\dst{-{1\over4\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty {(-1)^n\over n(n+1)}\sin(2n+1)\pi x}\)   \(F(x)=f(x)\), \(-1\le x\le1\)

  11. 12

    \(F(x)=\dst{1\over2}\sin\pi x-{4\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty (-1)^n{n\over4n^2-1}\sin2n\pi x\);   \(F(x)= \left\{\begin{array}{cl} \phantom{-}0,&-1\le x<{1\over2},\\ -{1\over2},&\phantom{-}x=-{1\over2},\\ \phantom{-}\sin\pi x,&-{1\over2}<x<{1\over2},\\ \phantom{-}{1\over2},&\phantom{-}x={1\over2},\\ \phantom{-}0,&\phantom{-}{1\over2}<x\le1\\ \end{array}\right.\)

  12. 13

    \(F(x)=\dst{1\over\pi}+{1\over\pi}\cos\pi x-{2\over\pi} \sum_{n=2}^\infty{1\over n^2-1}\left(1-n\sin{n\pi\over2}\right) \cos n\pi x\);

         \(F(x)= \left\{\begin{array}{cl} 0,&-1\le x<{1\over2},\\ {1\over2},&\phantom{-}x=-1,\\ |\sin\pi x|,&-{1\over2}<x<{1\over2},\\ {1\over2},&\phantom{-}x=1,\\ 0,&\phantom{-}{1\over2}<x\le1 \end{array}\right.\)

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    \(F(x)=\dst{1\over\pi^2}+{1\over4\pi}\cos\pi x+{2\over\pi^2}\sum_{n=1}^\infty (-1)^n{4n^2+1\over(4n^2-1)^2}\cos2n\pi x\)

          \(\dst{+{1\over4\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty (-1)^n{2n+1\over n(n+1)}\cos(2n+1)\pi x}\);

         \(F(x)= \left\{\begin{array}{cl} 0,&-1\le x<{1\over2},\\ {1\over4},&\phantom{-}x=-{1\over2},\\ x\sin\pi x,&-{1\over2}<x<{1\over2},\\ {1\over4},&\phantom{-}x={1\over2},\\ 0,&\phantom{-}{1\over2}<x\le1,\\ \end{array}\right.\)

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    \(\dst F(x)=1-{8\over\pi^2}\sum_{n=0}^\infty{1\over(2n+1)^2}\cos{(2n+1)\pi x\over4} -{4\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{(-1)^n\over n}\sin{n\pi x\over4}\);

       \(F(x)= \left\{\begin{array}{cl} 2,&\phantom{-}x=-4,\\ 0,&-4<x<0,\\ x,&\phantom{-}0\le x<4,\\ 2,&\phantom{-}x=4 \end{array}\right.\)

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    \(F(x)=\dst{1\over2}+{1\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over n}\sin2n\pi x +{8\over\pi^3}\sum_{n=0}^\infty{1\over(2n+1)^3}\sin(2n+1)\pi x\);

       \(F(x)= \left\{\begin{array}{cl} {1\over2},&\phantom{-}x=-1,\\ x^2,&-1< x<0,\\ {1\over2},&\phantom{-}x=0,\\ 1-x^2,&\phantom{-}0<x<1,\\ {1\over2},&\phantom{-}x=1 \end{array}\right.\)

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    \(F(x)=\dst{3\over4}+{1\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty {1\over n}\sin{n\pi\over2}\cos{n\pi x\over2}+{3\over\pi} \sum_{n=1}^\infty {1\over n}\left(\cos n\pi-\cos{n\pi\over2}\right)\sin{n\pi x\over2}\)

  17. 18

    \(F(x)=\dst{5\over2}+{3\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty {1\over n}\sin{2n\pi\over3}\cos{n\pi x\over3}+{1\over\pi} \sum_{n=1}^\infty {1\over n}\left(\cos n\pi-\cos{2n\pi\over3}\right)\sin{n\pi x\over3}\)

  18. 20

    \(F(x)=\dst{\sinh\pi\over\pi}\left( 1+2\sum_{n=1}^\infty{(-1)^n\over n^2+1}\cos nx-2\sum_{n=1}^\infty{(-1)^nn\over n^2+1}\sin nx\right)\)

  19. 21

    \(F(x)=\dst-\pi\cos x-{1\over2}\sin x+2\sum_{n=2}^\infty (-1)^n{n\over n^2-1}\sin nx\)

  20. 22

    \(F(x)=\dst1-{1\over2}\cos x-\pi\sin x-2\sum_{n=2}^\infty {(-1)^n\over n^2-1}\cos nx\)

  21. 23

    \(F(x)=-\dst{2\sin k\pi\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty(-1)^n{n\over n^2-k^2}\sin nx\)

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    \(F(x)=\dst{\sin k\pi\over\pi}\left[{1\over k}-2k\sum_{n=1}^\infty{(-1)^n\over n^2-k^2}\cos nx\right]\)

11.3 Fourier Expansions II

  1. 1

    \(C(x)=\dst{L^2\over3}+{4L^2\over\pi^2}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{(-1)^n\over n^2}\cos{n\pi x\over L}\)

  2. 2

    \(C(x)=\dst{1\over2}+{4\over\pi^2}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over(2n-1)^2} \cos(2n-1)\pi x\)

  3. 3

    \(C(x)=\dst-{2L^2\over3}+{4L^2\over\pi^2}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over n^2}\cos{n\pi x\over L}\)

  4. 4

    \(C(x)=\dst{1-\cos k\pi\over k\pi}-{2k\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty {[1-(-1)^n\cos k\pi]\over n^2-k^2}\cos nx\).

  5. 5

    \(C(x)=\dst{1\over2}-{2\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty {(-1)^n\over2n-1}\cos{(2n-1)\pi x\over L}\)

  6. 6

    \(C(x)=\dst-{2L^2\over3}+{4L^2\over\pi^2}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{(-1)^n\over n^2}\cos{n\pi x\over L}\)

  7. 7

    \(C(x)=\dst{1\over3}+{4\over\pi^2}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over n^2}\cos n\pi x\)

  8. 8

    \(C(x)=\dst{e^\pi-1\over\pi}+{2\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty {[(-1)^ne^\pi-1]\over(n^2+1)}\cos nx\)

  9. 9

    \(\dst C(x)={L^2\over6}-{L^2\over\pi^2}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over n^2}\cos{2n\pi x\over L}\)

  10. 10

    \(C(x)=\dst-{2L^2\over3}+{4L^2\over\pi^2}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over n^2}\cos{n\pi x\over L}\)

  11. 11

    \(S(x)=\dst{4\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over(2n-1)} \sin{(2n-1)\pi x\over L}\)

  12. 12

    \(S(x)=\dst{2\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over n} \sin n\pi x\)

  13. 13

    \(S(x)=\dst{2\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty [1-(-1)^n\cos k\pi]{n\over n^2-k^2}\sin nx\)

  14. 14

    \(S(x)=\dst{2\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over n} \left[1-\cos{n\pi\over2}\right]\sin{n\pi x\over L}\)

  15. 15

    \(S(x)=\dst{4L\over\pi^2}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{(-1)^{n+1}\over(2n-1)^2} \sin{(2n-1)\pi x\over L}\)

  16. 16

    \(S(x)=\dst{\pi\over2}\sin x-{16\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{n\over(4n^2-1)^2}\sin2nx\)

  17. 17

    \(S(x)=\dst-{2\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty {n[(-1)^ne^\pi-1]\over(n^2+1)}\sin nx\)

  18. 18

    \(C_M(x)=\dst-{4\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{(-1)^n\over2n-1} \cos{(2n-1)\pi x\over2L}\)

  19. 19

    \(C_M(x)=\dst-{4L^2\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{(-1)^n\over2n-1}\left[ 1-{8\over(2n-1)^2\pi^2}\right]\cos{(2n-1)\pi x\over2L}\)

  20. 20

    \(C_M(x)= -\dst{4\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty\left[(-1)^n+{2\over(2n-1)\pi}\right] \cos{(2n-1)\pi x\over2}\).

  21. 21

    \(C_M(x)=\dst-{4\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over2n-1}\cos{(2n+1)\pi\over4} \cos{(2n-1)\pi x\over 2L}\)

  22. 22

    \(C_M(x)= \dst{4\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty(-1)^n{2n-1\over(2n-3)(2n+1)} \cos{(2n-1) x\over2}\)

  23. 23

    \(C_M(x)= -\dst{8\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over(2n-3)(2n+1)} \cos{(2n-1) x\over2}\)

  24. 24

    \(C_M(x)=-\dst{8L^2\over\pi^2}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over(2n-1)^2}\left[ 1+{4(-1)^n\over(2n-1)\pi}\right]\cos{(2n-1)\pi x\over2L}\)

  25. 25

    \(S_M(x)=\dst{4\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over(2n-1)} \sin{(2n-1)\pi x\over2L}\)

  26. 26

    \(S_M(x)=\dst-{16L^2\over\pi^2}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over(2n-1)^2}\left[ (-1)^n+{2\over(2n-1)\pi}\right]\sin{(2n-1)\pi x\over2L}\)

  27. 27

    \(S_M(x)=\dst{4\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over2n-1} \left[1-\cos{(2n-1)\pi)\over4}\right] \sin{(2n-1)\pi x\over 2L}\)

  28. 28

    \(S_M(x)=\dst{4\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{2n-1\over(2n-3)(2n+1)}\sin{(2n-1) x\over2}\)

  29. 29

    \(S_M(x)=\dst{8\over\pi}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{(-1)^n\over(2n-3)(2n+1)}\sin{(2n-1) x\over2}\)

  30. 30

    \(S_M(x)=\dst{8L^2\over\pi^2}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over(2n-1)^2}\left[ (-1)^n+{4\over(2n-1)\pi}\right]\sin{(2n-1)\pi x\over2L}\)

  31. 31

    \(C(x)=\dst-{7L^4\over5}-{144L^4\over\pi^4}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{(-1)^n\over n^4}\cos{n\pi x\over L}\)

  32. 32

    \(C(x)=\dst-{2L^4\over5}-{48L^4\over\pi^4}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1+(-1)^n2\over n^4}\cos{n\pi x\over L}\)

  33. 33

    \(C(x)=\dst{3L^4\over5}-{48L^4\over\pi^4}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{2+(-1)^n\over n^4}\cos{n\pi x\over L}\)

  34. 34

    \(\dst C(x)={L^4\over30}-{3L^4\over\pi^4}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over n^4}\cos{2n\pi x\over L}\)

  35. 36

    \(S(x)=\dst{8L^2\over\pi^3}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over(2n-1)^3} \sin{(2n-1)\pi x\over L}\)

  36. 37

    \(S(x)=\dst-{4L^3\over\pi^3}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{(1+(-1)^n2)\over n^3} \sin{n\pi x\over L}\)

  37. 38

    \(S(x)=\dst-{12L^3\over\pi^3}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{(-1)^n\over n^3} \sin{n\pi x\over L}\)

  38. 39

    \(S(x)=\dst{96L^4\over\pi^5}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over(2n-1)^5}\sin{(2n-1)\pi x\over L}\)

  39. 40

    \(S(x)=\dst-{720L^5\over\pi^5}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{(-1)^n\over n^5}\sin{n\pi x\over L}\)

  40. 41

    \(S(x)=\dst-{240L^5\over\pi^5}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1+(-1)^n2\over n^5}\sin{n\pi x\over L}\)

  41. 43

    \(C_M(x)=-\dst{64L^3\over\pi^3}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over(2n-1)^3}\left[ (-1)^n+{3\over(2n-1)\pi}\right]\cos{(2n-1)\pi x\over2L}\)

  42. 44

    \(C_M(x)=-\dst {32L^2\over\pi^3}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{(-1)^n\over (2n-1)^3}\cos{(2n-1)\pi x\over2L}\)

  43. 45

    \(C_M(x)=-\dst{96L^3\over\pi^3}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over(2n-1)^3}\left[ (-1)^n+{2\over(2n-1)\pi}\right]\cos{(2n-1)\pi x\over2L}\)

  44. 46

    \(C_M(x)=\dst{96L^3\over\pi^3}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over(2n-1)^3}\left[ (-1)^n3+{4\over(2n-1)\pi}\right]\cos{(2n-1)\pi x\over2L}\)

  45. 47

    \(C_M(x)=\dst{96L^3\over\pi^3}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over(2n-1)^3}\left[ (-1)^n5+{8\over(2n-1)\pi}\right]\cos{(2n-1)\pi x\over2L}\)

  46. 48

    \(C_M(x)=-\dst{384L^4\over\pi^4}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over(2n-1)^4}\left[ 1+{(-1)^n4\over(2n-1)\pi}\right]\cos{(2n-1)\pi x\over2L}\)

  47. 49

    \(C_M(x)=-\dst{768L^4\over\pi^4}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over(2n-1)^4}\left[ 1+{(-1)^n2\over(2n-1)\pi}\right]\cos{(2n-1)\pi x\over2L}\)

  48. 51

    \(S_M(x)=\dst {32L^2\over\pi^3}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over (2n-1)^3}\sin{(2n-1)\pi x\over2L}\)

  49. 52

    \(S_M(x) =\dst-{96L^3\over\pi^3}\sum_{n=1}^\infty {1\over(2n-1)^3}\left[1+(-1)^n{4\over(2n-1)\pi}\right]\sin{(2n-1)\pi x \over2L}\)

  50. 53

    \(S_M(x) =\dst{96L^3\over\pi^3}\sum_{n=1}^\infty {1\over(2n-1)^3}\left[1+(-1)^n{2\over(2n-1)\pi}\right]\sin{(2n-1)\pi x\over2L}\)

  51. 54

    \(S_M(x)=\dst{192L^3\over\pi^4}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{(-1)^n\over(2n-1)^4} \sin{(2n-1)\pi x\over2L}\)

  52. 55

    \(S_M(x)=\dst{1536L^4\over\pi^4}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over(2n-1)^4} \left[(-1)^n+{3\over(2n-1)\pi}\right]\sin{(2n-1)\pi x\over2L}\)

  53. 56

    \(S_M(x)=\dst{384L^4\over\pi^4}\sum_{n=1}^\infty{1\over(2n-1)^4} \left[(-1)^n+{4\over(2n-1)\pi}\right]\sin{(2n-1)\pi x\over2L}\)