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Using a similar approach to that in Section 2.4.2, we can readily show
d E
d t =
0or E
(
t
)=
E
(
0
) .
Multiplying the above inequality by e t and using E
(
)=
(
)
t
E
0
leads to
d t E 0
e t
d
e t
(
)
(
)
.
t
2 E
0
Or, by integration with respect to t over
[
0
,
t
]
e t E 0 (
e t
E 0 (
t
)
0
)+
2 E
(
0
)(
1
) .
(2.23)
For stability, we substitute
ϕ (
x
)
and
ψ (
x
)
into the right hand side of (2.23) to
obtain
2 e T
1
2
2
2
e T
a 2
ϕ
u
ϕ
+
ψ
+
e T
2
2
2
a 2
ϕ
ϕ
+ ψ
+
,
b
f 2
where
f
=
(
x
)
d x is the normal of function f
(
x
)
in
[
a
,
b
]
.
a
ϕ < ε
ϕ < ε
ψ < ε
For
,
and
, therefore,
e T 2
a 2
2
2
u
+
ε
or
u
C
ε .
Here,
is a small positive constant, and C is a nonnegative constant. This shows that
the solution (2.20) is stable with respect to the initial conditions.
ε
2.4.4 Generalized Solution
A classical solution refers to a solution that satisfies the conditions in the exis-
tence theorem in Section 2.4.1. Such solutions must have continuous second-order
derivatives and over-restricted initial functions
, thus their applica-
tion is limited. Consider the string of two fixed ends discussed in Chapter 1, for
example. If we raise the string at point x 0 and release it without initial velocity, the
string will have a free vibration. The PDS governing the string displacement should
have a unique solution. However,
ϕ (
x
)
and
ψ (
x
)
is not differentiable at x 0 . Due to the reflec-
tion at the two ends, the discontinuity of
ϕ (
x
)
.
There exists no solution with continuous second-order derivatives in the whole do-
main
ϕ (
x
)
at x 0 propagates in
(
0
,
l
) × (
0
, + )
(
,
) × (
, + )
, thus no classical solution exists. By the D'Alembert formula,
however, the solution is
0
l
0
)= ϕ (
x
at
)+ ϕ (
x
+
at
)
u
(
x
,
t
,
2
 
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