Find a 1D Laplacian's Symbolic Eigenfunctions
Specify a 1D Laplacian operator.
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\[ScriptCapitalL] = -Laplacian[u[x], {x}];
Specify homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions for the eigenfunctions.
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\[ScriptCapitalB]1 = DirichletCondition[u[x] == 0, True];
Find the five smallest eigenvalues and eigenfunctions.
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{vals, funs} =
DEigensystem[{\[ScriptCapitalL], \[ScriptCapitalB]1},
u[x], {x, 0, \[Pi]}, 5];
Inspect the eigenvalues.
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vals
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Inspect the eigenfunctions.
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funs
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Visualize the eigenfunctions.
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Plot[Evaluate[funs + 2 Range[5]], {x, 0, \[Pi]}]
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Specify a homogeneous Neumann boundary condition.
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\[ScriptCapitalB]2 = NeumannValue[0, True];
Find the five smallest eigenvalues and eigenfunctions.
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{vals, funs} =
DEigensystem[\[ScriptCapitalL] + \[ScriptCapitalB]2,
u[x], {x, 0, \[Pi]}, 5];
Inspect the eigenvalues. Relative to the Dirichlet conditions, a zero mode has been added.
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vals
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Sines have replaced cosines in the eigenfunctions.
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funs
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Visualize the eigenfunctions.
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Plot[Evaluate[funs + 2 Range[5]], {x, 0, \[Pi]}]
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