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Solution
Solution:Given equation is
\\frac{\\partial^{2}u }{ \\partial x^{2}} + \\frac{\\partial^{2}u }{ \\partial y^{2}}
+\\frac{\\partial^{2}u }{ \\partial z^{2}} = \\frac{\\partial u }{ \\partial t} ..................(1).
Suppose that (1) has the solution of the form
u(x,y,z,t)= X(x)Y(y)Z(z)T(t) .............................(2)
where X, Y, Z, and T are respectively functions of x, y, z and t alone.
Substituting this value of u in (1), we have
X\'\'YZT + XY\'\'ZT + XYZ\'\'T = XYZT\'
or X\'\'/X + Y\'\'/Y + Z\'\'/Z = T\'/T ..............(3)
Since x, y, z and t are independent variables, (3) is true only if each term on each side is a
constant such that
X\'\'/X = - n2, Y\'\'/Y = - m2, Z\'\'/Z = - l2, T\'/T = - p2 ....................(4)
where n2 + m2+ l2= p2 ...........................(5)
We have chosen constants in (4) in such a manner so that the solution u(x,y,z,t) has
the property that u tends to zero(0) and t tends to infity. This is generally satisfied
due to physical conditions of actual physical problem.
Solving equatins in (4) , we have
Xn(x) = Ancos nx + Bn sin nx, Ym(y) = Cmcos my + Dm sin my,
Zl(z) = El cos lz +Fl sin lz, and Tp(t) = Gpe-p2t= Hnmle-(n2 + m2+ l2)t
So unml(x,y,z,t) = Hnml(Ancos nx + Bn sin nx, Ym(y) )(Cmcos my + Dm sin my)
( El cos lz +Fl sin lz) e-(n2 + m2+ l2)t ...........................(6)
are solution of (1).
Hence the general solution of (1) is given by
u(x,y,z,t) = \\sigma_{n=1}^{\\infty}\\sigma_{m=1}^{\\infty}\\sigma_{l=1}^{\\infty}unml(x,y,z,t).
