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Terminated in academic year 2012/2013

Equations of Mathematical Physics

Type of study Follow-up MasterMaster
Language of instruction Czech
Code 470-8744/01
Abbreviation RMFPM
Course title Equations of Mathematical Physics
Credits 3
Coordinating department Department of Applied Mathematics
Course coordinator Ing. Oldřich Vlach, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Talks:
First order equations, Cauchy problem, characteristic equations.
Cauchy problem for equations of higher degrees.
Classification equations of the second order.
Formulation of the classical equations given by physical phenomenon (formulation boundary and initial conditions) like: heat eq., diffusion eq., wave eq., Laplace and Poisson eq., etc.

Solution by method of characteristic.
Solution by Fourier method.
Solution by integral transformations.
Solution by Green function.
Maximal principle and uniqueness of solution.
Solution by method of potentials.

Seminars:
Examples of solutions of the classical partial differential equations, compare PDE and ODE.
Classification of the equations, reduction to the canonical form.
Formulation of the classical type eq and their boundary and initial conditions.
Solution of several eq. by characteristic method.
Solution of several eq. by Fourier method.
Solution of several eq. by Green functions.
Application of the Green function.
Solution of the uniqueness problem of the eq.
Solution of several eq. using potentials.
Solution of several eq. by using mathematical software.

Projects:
Students will solve standard problems based on typical equations and their applications.

Literature

P. Drábek, G. Holubová: Parciální diferenciální rovnice (Úvod do klasické teorie). Skripta ZČU Plzeň, 2001.
J. Franců: Parciální diferenciální rovnice. Skripta VUT Brno, 2000.
S. Míka, A. Kufner: Parciální diferenciální rovnice I. Stacionární rovnice. Edice MVŠT, sešit XX, SNTL Praha, 1983.
J. Barták, L. Herrmann, V. Lovicar, O. Vejvoda: Parciální diferenciální rovnice II. Evoluční rovnice. Edice MVŠT, sešit XXI, SNTL Praha, 1988.

W. A. Strauss: Partial Differential Equations (An Introduction), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York 1992.

Advised literature

Textbook for students of the PDE.