Class 26: Other Coordinate Systems: R RR R Z RZ FR Z Z R Z

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Class 26: Other coordinate systems* Example 72 The steady axially symmetric temperature distribution inside a circular cylinder

satisfies

1 " # "! $ " 2! = 0. %r &+ r "r ' "r ( "z 2


Determine ! ( r , z ) given that

(26.1)

! = f ( r ) on z = 0, ! is bounded as z " #; ! = 0 on r = 1, z > 0.


Solution In order to apply the finite Fourier transform method, it is necessary to determine the eigenfunctions in the r-direction. This can be done by using separation of variables. (This problem is easily solved using that technique but, with respect to more challenging problems, it is useful to develop an approach based on finite Fourier transforms.) Substitution of

! ( r, z ) = R ( r ) Z ( z )
into (26.1) gives

(26.2)

! 1 d # dR $ " d 2Z r Z z + R r = 0. ( ) ( ) ' r dr % dr & ( dz 2 ) *, +


Hence,

1 d " dR # 1 d 2Z r = $ = constant = $! 2 . % & 2 rR dr ' dr ( Z dz


This leads to the equation

(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

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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,

j0,1 ! 2.405, j0,2 ! 5.520, j0,3 ! 8.654, etc.

(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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Choosing = !n , where the !n are defined by (26.8), reduces (26.12) to

"

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

" # "! $ %n ( r ) & r ' dr + "r ( "r ) 0

r% n ( r )
0

" 2! dr = 0 . "z 2

(26.15)

In these cylindrical coordinates, the finite Fourier transform is


1

!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

" # "! $ &r ' dr . "r ( "r )

(26.18)

"! I 2 = $n ( r ) r "r

"! % $# dr = % n &r " r 0 0

'

'

r $# n
0

"! dr . "r

Repeating the integration by parts generates

#d $ I 2 = & r'% ( ( r'% n! 0 + n ))! dr = + 0 * dr


1

{&" r' }! dr = &" ! .


2 n n 2 n n

(26.19)

From (26.19) and (26.17)

d 2!n # "n2!n = 0 . 2 dz
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(26.20)

The general solution of (26.20) is

!n = an exp ( "n z ) + bn exp ( #"n z )


and for a bounded solution as z ! " , an = 0 or

!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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