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Transported step forcing in an advection-diffusion equation (u(t,x)=−21​(x−t)+2​)

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In coordinates s=t, y=x−t, the transport derivative ut​+ux​ becomes Us​. A Heaviside step function moving at that speed becomes stationary, and its twice-integrated profile gives the displayed continuously differentiable solution of ut​+ux​=uxx​+H(x−t). Its second spatial derivative has a jump, so the equation holds away from the moving interface and in the distributional sense there.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2006 / ia / Paper 2 / 6B / iii / Solution

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