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Past exam of the differential equations and applications course of the University of Oxford 2010 A 1 i b Solution by
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For each , the Green's function is a distribution in satisfyingEquivalently, is a classical homogeneous solution on each side of , satisfies the same endpoint conditions, and obeys the Green function jump conditionsTo see equivalence, let and denote its jumps. The singular part of is . Matching a unit Dirac delta distribution with no derivative first forces continuity, then the unit derivative jump. Conversely these conditions produce exactly that distribution. The solution for a regular forcing is . The homogeneous endpoint problem has only the zero solution, which ensures uniqueness of this kernel.
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