Class 26: Other Coordinate Systems: R RR R Z RZ FR Z Z R Z
Class 26: Other Coordinate Systems: R RR R Z RZ FR Z Z R Z
Class 26: Other Coordinate Systems: R RR R Z RZ FR Z Z R Z
satisfies
(26.1)
! ( r, z ) = R ( r ) Z ( z )
into (26.1) gives
(26.2)
(26.3)
r 2 R"" + rR" + ( !r ) R = 0 .
The substitution
(26.4)
!r = s
reduces (26.4) to
(26.5)
d 2R dR 2 s +s + s R = 0, 2 ds ds
2
which is Bessels equation of order zero. Linearly independent solutions are J 0 ( s ) and Y0 ( s ) . From (26.5), it follows that the corresponding solutions of (26.4) are
J 0 ( ! r ) and Y0 ( ! r ).
(26.6)
It is expected that the solution on the axis of the cylinder ( r = 0 ) will be bounded. This excludes the function Y0 ( ! r ) , which is singular as r ! 0 . ( Y0 ~ 2! "1 ln r as r # 0 .) Consequently, the only acceptable solution of (26.4) has the form
R = aJ 0 ( ! r ) .
The boundary condition that ! = 0 on r = 1 then requires
(26.7)
J0 (! ) = 0,
so that the eigenvalues are given by the zeros of the Bessel function, i.e.
J 0 ( !n ) = 0, or !n = j0,n .
(26.8)
These zeros have been tabulated and can be found, for example, in Abramowitz & Stegun. In particular,
(26.9)
For consistency, the eigenfunctions will be denoted as before by !n ( r ) , where !n satisfies (see 26.4) d # d!n $ 2 (26.10) %r & + r "n !n = 0 . dr ' dr ( This equation is of Sturm-Liouville form with p ( r ) = r , q ( r ) = 0, and the weight function
w ( r ) = r . Using the general theory, it follows that the eigenfunctions are orthogonal with respect to the weight function or
!
It is also possible to establish that
rJ 0 !n r J 0 !m r dr = 0, m " n .
0
( ) ( )
(26.11)
2 rJ 0 ( r ) dr = 0
1 2 J 0 ( ) + J12 ( )) . ( 2
(26.12)
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"
1 rJ 02 ( !n r ) dr = J12 ( !n ) . 0 2
1
(26.13)
It follows that a set of orthonormal eigenfunctions, with respect to the weight function, are
"n (r ) = 2
J 0 ( !n r ) . J1 ( !n )
(26.14)
Returning to the partial differential equation (26.1), multiplying by r! n ( r ) , and integrating over r, produces
r% n ( r )
0
" 2! dr = 0 . "z 2
(26.15)
!n =
r" n ( r )! ( r , z ) dr .
0
(26.16)
Note the inclusion of the weight function. From (26.15) and (26.16)
where
d 2! n + I2 = 0 dz 2
1
(26.17)
I2 =
Integration by parts then gives
*
1
%n ( r )
0
(26.18)
"! I 2 = $n ( r ) r "r
'
'
r $# n
0
"! dr . "r
(26.19)
d 2!n # "n2!n = 0 . 2 dz
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(26.20)
!n = bn exp ( #"n z ) .
The boundary condition at z = 0 is ! = f ( r ) , or
1
(26.21)
bn = ! n ( 0 ) =
r" n ( r ) f ( r ) dr .
0
(26.22)
Evaluation of the integral, for a given f ( r ) , defines bn , and the general solution is
"=
$
n =1
bn 2
J 0 ( !n r ) exp ( #!n z ) . J1 ( !n )
(26.23)
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