Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences · Problem 11.38

FUNCTIONS OF A COMPLEX VARIABLE — Mary Boas

Mathematics — Methods · dirichlet-problem-uniqueness

Problem

Show that a Dirichlet problem (see Chapter 13, last paragraph of Section 3) for Laplace's equation in a finite region has only one solution; that is, two solutions u1u_1 and u2u_2 with the same boundary values are identical. Hint: Consider u2−u1u_2 - u_1 and use Problem 37. [Also see Chapter 13, discussion following equation (2.17).]

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