Boundary conditions

The corresponding Fourier series of initial function

Coefficient value

zero Dirichlet boundary conditions

f ( x ) = n = 0 A n sin ( n π ( x a ) b a )

g ( x ) = n = 0 A ˜ n sin ( n π ( x a ) b a )

A n = 2 b a 0 b a f ( x ) sin ( n π ( x a ) b a ) d x

A ˜ n = 2 b a 0 b a g ( x ) sin ( n π ( x a ) b a ) d x

zero Neumann boundary conditions

f ( x ) = B 0 + n = 1 B n cos ( n π ( x a ) b a )

g ( x ) = B ˜ 0 + n = 1 B ˜ n cos ( n π ( x a ) b a )

B n = 2 b a 0 b a f ( x ) cos ( n π ( x a ) b a ) d x

B ˜ n = 2 b a 0 b a g ( x ) cos ( n π ( x a ) b a ) d x

zero mixed boundary conditions

f ( x ) = n = 0 C n sin ( ( n + 1 / 2 ) π ( x a ) b a )

g ( x ) = n = 0 C ˜ n sin ( ( n + 1 / 2 ) π ( x a ) 2 ( b a ) )

C n = 2 b a 0 b a f ( x ) sin ( ( n + 1 / 2 ) π ( x a ) b a ) d x

C ˜ n = 2 b a 0 b a g ( x ) sin ( ( n + 1 / 2 ) π ( x a ) b a ) d x