Let Cper∞={u∈C∞(R):u(x+2π)=u(x)} be the space of smooth 2π-periodic functions of one variable.
(i) For f∈Cper∞ show that there exists a unique uf∈Cper∞ such that
−dx2d2uf+uf=f
(ii) Show that If[uf+ϕ]>If[uf] for every ϕ∈Cper∞ which is not identically zero, where If:Cper∞→R is defined by
If[u]=21∫−π+π[(∂x∂u)2+u2−2f(x)u]dx
(iii) Show that the equation
∂t∂u−∂x2∂2u+u=f(x)
with initial data u(0,x)=u0(x)∈Cper ∞ has, for t>0, a smooth solution u(t,x) such that u(t,⋅)∈Cper∞ for each fixed t>0. Give a representation of this solution as a Fourier series in x. Calculate limt→+∞u(t,x) and comment on your answer in relation to (i).
(iv) Show that If[u(t,⋅)]⩽If[u(s,⋅)] for t>s>0, and that If[u(t,⋅)]→If[uf] as t→+∞.