Complex Analysis: Theory and Applications · Problem 10.2.5

Applications of Harmonic Functions — Howell & Matthews

Mathematics — Complex Analysis · dirichlet-problem-harmonic-functions

Problem

Find the function ϕ(x,y)\phi(x,y) that is harmonic in the upper half-plane Im⁡(z)>0\operatorname{Im}(z) > 0 and has the boundary values ϕ(x,0)=3 for x<−3,ϕ(x,0)=7 for −3<x<−1;\phi(x,0) = 3 \text{ for } x < -3, \quad \phi(x,0) = 7 \text{ for } -3 < x < -1; ϕ(x,0)=1 for −1<x<2,ϕ(x,0)=4 for x>2.\phi(x,0) = 1 \text{ for } -1 < x < 2, \quad \phi(x,0) = 4 \text{ for } x > 2.

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