The transformation
w=i(1+z1−z)
maps conformally the interior of the unit disc D onto the upper half-plane H+, and maps the upper and lower unit semicircles C+and C−onto the positive and negative real axis R+and R−, respectively.
Consider the Dirichlet problem in the upper half-plane:
∂u2∂2f+∂v2∂2f=0 in H+;f(u,v)={10 on R+ on R−
Its solution is given by the formula
f(u,v)=21+π1arctan(vu).
Using this result, determine the solution to the Dirichlet problem in the unit disc:
∂x2∂2F+∂y2∂2F=0 in D;F(x,y)={10 on C+ on C−
Briefly explain your answer.