458 CHAPTER 11 • APPLICATIONS OF HARMONIC F UNCTIONS
in the upper half-disk lzl < 1, Im(z) > 0, show that the isothermals T(x,y) =a
are portions of circles that pass through the points + 1 and - 1, as illustrated in
Figure 11.33.
y
Figure 11.33
- For the temperature function
T(x, y) =^3 00R.e(Arcsinz)
1T
in the upper half-plane Im (z) > 0, show that the isothermals T (x, y) = ar are
portions of hyperbolas that have foci at the points ±1, as illustrated in Figure
11.34.
T = 150
F igure 11. 34
1 5. Find the t emperature function in the portion of the upper half-plane Im (z) > 0
that lies inside the ellipse
x2 y2
--+--=l
cosh^2 2 sinh^2 2
and satisfies the following boundary conditions (shown in Figure 11.35). Hint: Use
w = Arcsin z.
T (x, y) = 80 , for (x, y) on the ellipse;
T(x,O) = 40 , for - l<x<l;
fJT
8n = Ty (x, 0) = 0 when 1 < lxl < cosh 2.