Partial Differential Equations: an introduction by Bernard Epstein

Partial Differential Equations: an introduction by Bernard Epstein

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We sum up the above disëussion in the form of a theorem. Theorem I. If C is a curve which does not satisfy (6) at any point, then there exists a unique solution of (1) containing C, which can be constructed by passing the characteristic through each point of C. If C is itself a characteristic, there exist infinitely many solutions of (1) containing C, each of which can be obtained by selecting an arbitrary curve C' which intersects C and never satisfies (6), and then repeating the above construction.

Thus, u The uniqueness portion of the theorem is established very much as in the proof of Theorem 1-6. Suppose that. in the afore- was meiitioned rectangle R a second solution, U(x,y), of the same Cauchy problem exists. Then U and P = are expressible in exactly the same forms as (36) uid (37). p — Pf + — QJ) (41) Since MZ(i + 2) <1, we conclude that each side of (41) must vanish, and hence the uniqueness is established. We conclude this section with a few remarks concerning various aspects of the Cauchy problem.

Then the convergence of the series is uniform. Proof. Let the remainders be denoted Rzjr(x). i(x) RN(X) hold. Given e> 0, we can associate with each numb& (64) of I an, open interval 1(x5) containing x, and an index N, depending both on e and x0, such that for all x contained in both I and I(xo) the inequality RN(X)

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