Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mphil-in-nuclear-energy-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2021/paper-ne1/3/c/ii/solution

Write and apply the stated constant-coefficient boundary value problem. A constant particular solution is . Regularity at the origin removes , so
The outer boundary condition gives , hence
At , use the limit rather than substitute into the apparent . The result satisfies both the differential equation and provided . This is the ideal extrapolated-boundary model specified in the question; a separately resolved outer transport layer would need its own matching conditions.

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