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 Incoming links: Gaussian diffusion of a smooth initial profile

T_{t} = (F^{'} - x^{2} F H^{'}) e^{- x^{2} H}, T_{xx} = F (- 2 H + 4 x^{2} H^{2}) e^{- x^{2} H} .

Cancel the positive exponential and compare the constant and quadratic powers of

x

F^{'} = - 2 κ F H, H^{'} = - 4 κ H^{2} .

The initial profile requires

F (0) = T_{0}

and

H (0) = L^{- 2}

\frac{d}{d t} (\frac{1}{H}) = 4 κ, H (t) = \frac{1}{L ^{2} + 4 κ t} .

Substitute this into the first equation and integrate its logarithmic derivative:

ln \frac{F ( t )}{T _{0}} = - 2 κ \int_{0}^{t} \frac{d s}{L ^{2} + 4 κ s} = - \frac{1}{2} ln \frac{L ^{2} + 4 κ t}{L ^{2}} .

Thus

F (t) = \frac{T _{0} L}{L ^{2} + 4 κ t},

and the solution is

T (x, t) = \frac{T _{0} L}{L ^{2} + 4 κ t} exp [- \frac{x ^{2}}{L ^{2} + 4 κ t}], t \geq 0.

\int_{- \infty}^{\infty} T (x, t) d x = π T_{0} L

, independent of time, which checks conservation of the total amount under the diffusion equation.