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    Final Exam-Wu's Math 5233 (Fall 2014)

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    This document contains the final exam problems for Dr. Wu's Math 5233 class in the fall of 2014. It includes 7 multi-part math problems involving partial differential equations, characteristics, Fourier transforms, and Hamilton-Jacobi equations. Students are instructed to show their work and the problems cover definitions, solving boundary value problems, finding entropy solutions, determining solutions involving transformations, and using methods like characteristics and Fourier transforms.

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    Final Exam-Wu's Math 5233 (Fall 2014)

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    This document contains the final exam problems for Dr. Wu's Math 5233 class in the fall of 2014. It includes 7 multi-part math problems involving partial differential equations, characteristics, Fourier transforms, and Hamilton-Jacobi equations. Students are instructed to show their work and the problems cover definitions, solving boundary value problems, finding entropy solutions, determining solutions involving transformations, and using methods like characteristics and Fourier transforms.

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    This document contains the final exam problems for Dr. Wu's Math 5233 class in the fall of 2014. It includes 7 multi-part math problems involving partial differential equations, characteristics, Fourier transforms, and Hamilton-Jacobi equations. Students are instructed to show their work and the problems cover definitions, solving boundary value problems, finding entropy solutions, determining solutions involving transformations, and using methods like characteristics and Fourier transforms.

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    Final Exam-Wu's Math 5233 (Fall 2014)

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    Final Exam–Wu’s Math 5233 (Fall 2014)

    !!!!!Show Work!!!!!
    (1) (12 points)
    (a) Write the definition of the integral solution of the conservation law equa-
    tion ut + (F (u))x = 0 with u(x, 0) = g(x).
    (b) Assume that F is uniformly convex and g ∈ L∞ (R). Write a statement
    about the existence and uniqueness of the integral solution of the problem
    ut + (F (u))x = 0 with u(x, 0) = g(x).
    (c) State Plancherel’s Theorem and then briefly discuss how to define the
    Fourier transform of L2 functions.

    1
    2

    (2) (15 points) Find the solution of the following problem using characteristics
    ux1 + 2ux2 = u2 , x1 ∈ R, x2 > 0,
    u(x1 , 0) = e 2x1
    , x1 ∈ R.
    3

    (3) (15 points) Find the solution of the following boundary-value problem using
    characteristics
    1 1
    u ux1 + 2ux2 = , u(x1 , 2x1 ) = x1 .
    2 2
    4

    (4) (15 points) Find the unique entropy solution of the following initial-value
    problem  ( 2)

     ut + u2 =0 x ∈ R, t > 0,
    x


    u(x, 0) = g(x) x ∈ R,
    where the initial datum g is given by

     1 if x < 0
    g(x) = 2 if 0 ≤ x ≤ 1

    0 if x > 1.
    5

    (5) (15 points) Consider the porous medium equation


    ∂t u − ∂xx (u3 ) = 0 in R × (0, ∞).
    Find a solution of this equation having the form
    u(x, t) = t−α v(xt−β ).
    That is, determine the function v(y) and the constants α and β such that u
    solves the porous medium equation.
    6

    (6) (15 points) Use the method of Fourier transforms to find the solution of the
    initial-value problem for the wave equation

     utt − ∆u = 0 x ∈ Rn , t > 0

    u(x, 0) = g(x), ut (x, 0) = 0 x ∈ Rn ,
    where g ∈ C(Rn ) ∩ L∞ (Rn ).
    7

    (7) (15 points) Consider the initial-value problem of the Hamilton-Jacobi equation

     ut + 12 |∇u|2 = 0 x ∈ Rn , t > 0,
    (1)

    u(x, 0) = −|x| x∈R .n

    (a) Let L = H ∗ , where H(p) = 12 |p|2 . Find the explicit formula for L(q).
    (b) Write the Hopf-Lax formula for the solution of (1).
    (c) Express the solution explicitly by finding the minimum in the Hopf-Lax
    formula.

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