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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 2 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2017 Paper 1 2 a Solution by
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For , the derivatives areSubstitution cancels the two terms , giving the diffusion equationThis is a scalar integrating factor for a reaction-diffusion equation, since up to a constant. We use , so the factor never vanishes. A classical solution at the initial corners additionally requires compatible data, and .
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