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Example 1. Demonstrate that the extremum principle does not hold for
u xx +
u yy +
cu
=
0
(
c
>
0
) .
Solution . Note that
0 is not a Laplace equation, hence the extremum
principle is not valid. To demonstrate this, consider a function
Δ
u
+
cu
=
sin c
sin c
u
=
2 x
·
2 y
.
u satisfi es
Δ
u
+
cu
=
0 and is eq ual t o zero on t he b oundary of the square domain
2
2
π ,− 2
2
¯
Ω
:
/
c
π
x
/
c
/
c
π
y
/
c
π
.However, u
(
x
,
y
)= ±
1when
2 2
2 2
1
1in ¯
1
=
/
= ±
/
(
,
)
x
c
π
and y
c
π
.Also, u
x
y
Ω
. Therefore the u solving
the equation
Δ
u
+
cu
=
0 does not take its minimum and maximum values on the
boundary.
Example 2 .Let
Ω
be a n -dimensional bounded region whose boundary is denoted
by
∂Ω
. Show that the necessary condition for the existence of a solution of
Δ
u
=
f
(
x
) ,
x
=(
x 1 ,
x 2 , ··· ,
x n ) Ω ,
(7.90)
∂Ω
u
u
| ∂Ω =
c
,
n d S
=
A
,
is
f d x
=
A
.
Ω
Here c and A are constants, f is a function of n variables, the integral is n -multiple
and
d x
=
d x 1 ,
d x 2 , ··· ,
d x n
Proof .Let v
=
1 in the second Green formula. An application of the second Green
formula yields
Ω Δ
u
u d x
=
n d S
.
∂Ω
f , we arrive at Ω
∂Ω
u
Since
Δ
u
=
f d x
=
n d S
=
A .
¯
Example 3. Suppose that u
C 2
C 1
( Ω )
(
Ω )
is a solution of
Δ
u
=
f
(
x
) ,
x
=(
x 1
,
x 2
, ··· ,
x n
) Ω ,
(7.91)
∂Ω
u
u
| ∂Ω =
c
,
n d S
=
A
,
where c is a undetermined constant and A is a given constant. Show that all solutions
of PDS (7.91) can be written as
u +
u
=
a
,
a is a constant
.
 
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