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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2009 ii Paper 2 14C i Solution by
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Use the half-line transform and let . Integrating the heat equation twice by parts givesHere andwith removable singularities at the apparent denominator zeros. Let , and orient its boundary from infinity on the ray to zero and then out on the ray. Transform inversion and contour deformation giveTo eliminate the unknown boundary derivative, evaluate the transform identity at : . The resulting extra contour integral of vanishes by analyticity and decay in the upper half-plane. This proves that the boxed expression involves only the prescribed data. It is intended for , with boundary and initial values obtained as limits.
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