B1.18

Partial Differential Equations
Part II, 2001

(a) Solve the equation

ux+uy=u2\frac{\partial u}{\partial x}+\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}=u^{2}

together with the boundary condition on the xx-axis:

u(x,0)=f(x)u(x, 0)=f(x)

where ff is a smooth function. You should discuss the domain on which the solution is smooth. For which functions ff can the solution be extended to give a smooth solution on the upper half plane {y>0}\{y>0\} ?

(b) Solve the equation

xux+yuy=0x \frac{\partial u}{\partial x}+y \frac{\partial u}{\partial y}=0

together with the boundary condition on the unit circle:

u(x,y)=x when x2+y2=1u(x, y)=x \quad \text { when } \quad x^{2}+y^{2}=1