Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge / 2023 / Paper 2 / 19

Assume $\alpha <\beta$ and abbreviateThe integral of the nonnegative square expands to $A+2\lambda B+{\lambda }^{2}C\ge 0$ for every real $\lambda$. If $C>0$, completing the square, or choosing $\lambda =-B/C$, gives $A-B^2/C\ge 0$. Hence the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality isIf $C=0$, continuity and nonnegativity imply $g=0$ throughout the interval, so the same inequality is immediate.

When $C>0$, equality holds exactly when $\int (f-(B/C)g{)}^{2}dx=0$. The integrand is continuous and nonnegative, so it must vanish everywhere, giving $f=(B/C)g$. Including the case of a zero function, equality is equivalent to linear dependence of $f$ and $g$ as elements of the real vector space of continuous functions on the interval.

The volume form in cylindrical coordinates is $dV=rdrd\varphi dz$. Integrating around the axis and over the height gives cylindrical-shell volume $2\pi hrdr$. Hence the volume integral isFor unit density, this is the kinetic energy of the rotational motion.

Using the same cylindrical-shell volume,For unit density, this is the axial angular momentum. To bound it, apply the integral Cauchy-Schwarz inequality to $f(r)=\sqrt{r}v(r)$ and $g(r)=r^{3/2}$:Multiplication by $(2\pi h{)}^2$ gives $L^2\le \pi h{a}^{4}K$. Since the chamber's volume is $V=\pi a^{2}h$, this is precisely

Equality in the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality requires $\sqrt{r}v(r)=\Omega r^{3/2}$ for one constant $\Omega$. Thus $v(r)=\Omega r$ andThis is solid-body rotation. At fixed $L$, the constant is $\Omega =2L/(V{a}^2)$. The value at the single axis point $r=0$ does not affect the integrals; if $\omega$ is continuous, it has the same constant value there as well.