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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2005 iii Paper 67 3 d Solution by
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Let denote the common trace transform of the unique solution, or of the rotational average at an exceptional parameter. Because and are real and is real, and . Taking the Schwarz conjugate of the global relation means replacing by and conjugating the whole equation. It yields the second of the conjugate global relations for the modified Helmholtz equation:In this conjugation the rotated arguments interchange; after putting terms in the order , the coefficients have the displayed signs and arguments. DefineThe elementary cube-root identities giveMultiply the first global relation by and the conjugate one by . Then the coefficient of is one in both equations:where all the quantities on the right are known,Subtracting eliminates . Ifthe resulting solution for the requested transform isAt a zero of the denominator this identity is interpreted in its undivided form. The transforms themselves remain finite for ; consequently the numerator must vanish. That cancellation, rather than evaluation of a singular quotient, determines the Fourier coefficients below.
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