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Direct Poisson Equation Solutions

The document summarizes the direct solution to the Poisson equation in 1, 2, and 3 dimensions using Green's functions. In 1D, the solution is quadratic. In 2D, the Green's function is defined. In 3D, the solution is found by converting to spherical coordinates, but the resulting Laplacian is -9 instead of the desired 3, indicating an error.

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Direct Poisson Equation Solutions

The document summarizes the direct solution to the Poisson equation in 1, 2, and 3 dimensions using Green's functions. In 1D, the solution is quadratic. In 2D, the Green's function is defined. In 3D, the solution is found by converting to spherical coordinates, but the resulting Laplacian is -9 instead of the desired 3, indicating an error.

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Direct solution to Poisson equation using Greens function


2 D = f
The direct solution to the above Poisson equation is:
Z
1
|x p| f (x) dx
D(p) =
2
ZZ

p
1
D(p, q) =
log
(x p)2 + (y q)2 f (x, y) dxdy
2
ZZZ
1
1
p
D(p, q, r) =
f (x, y, z) dxdydz
2
4
(x p) + (y q)2 + (z r)2
That is, the Green functions in 1, 2 and 3 dimensions are
1
|x p|
2
p

1
G(x, y; p, q) =
log
(x p)2 + (y q)2
2
1
p
G(x, y, z; p, q, r) =
4 (x p)2 + (y q)2 + (z r)2
G(x, p) =

1-dimension
2 D = 1 for a < x < b.
1
D(p) =
2
=

=
=
=

|x p| dx
(Z
)
Z b
p
1
(p x) dx +
(x p) dx
2
a
p
(
p  2
b )
x2
x
1
px
+
px
2
2 a
2
p

 
  2
  2

2
2
1
p
a
b
p
2
2
p
ap
+
bp
p
2
2
2
2
2


1
a2 + b2
p2 (a + b)p +
2
2

Thus, the solution is quadratic.


D(x) =

x2
a+b
a2 + b2

x+
.
2
2
4

Clearly, D(x) = 1.

3-dimension
2 D = 3.
1
D(p, q, s) =
4

ZZZ

1
p

(x

p)2

+ (y q)2 + (z s)2

3 dxdydz

Converting to spherical coordinates,


x = r sin cos + p
y = r sin sin + q
z = r cos + s
we get
p

(x p)2 + (y q)2 + (z s)2




yq
= tan1
xp


zs
= cos1
r
r=

Then, the integral becomes


1
D(r, , ) =
4

Z2 Z Za

1
3 r2 sin drdd
r

=0 =0 r=0

3
=
4

Z2 Z Za
r sin drdd
=0 =0 r=0

Z2

=0

sin d

rdr

r=0

=0

3
(2) ( cos + cos 0)
4
3
a2
=
2 2
4
2
3 2
=
a
2

Za

a
2

Converting back to Cartesian,


D(p, q, s) =

3
(ax p)2 + (ay q)2 + (az s)2
2

Thus, D is quadratic in p, q, s. However, D = 9, but we tried to solve D = 3.


What did go wrong ?

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