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Find the complex eignevalues of the first derivative operator d/dx subject to the single boundary condition X(0) = X(1).
So this has to do with PDEs and separation of variables:
I get to the point of using the BC and I am left with an expression:
1 = eλ, this is where my issue falls. How do I convert it into a complex eignvalue and then also get that eigenfunction? I know how to do this when dealing with the Fourier series in terms of sines and cosine, but complex has me baffled and I know our professor is going to ask us about the complex form on our test in 2 days, he's been talking about it all semester.
So this has to do with PDEs and separation of variables:
I get to the point of using the BC and I am left with an expression:
1 = eλ, this is where my issue falls. How do I convert it into a complex eignvalue and then also get that eigenfunction? I know how to do this when dealing with the Fourier series in terms of sines and cosine, but complex has me baffled and I know our professor is going to ask us about the complex form on our test in 2 days, he's been talking about it all semester.