Boundary Conditions for Wave Solution
Classical Mechanics
Level
3
Given an arbitrary harmonic solution to the wave equation,
\[y(x,t) = A \sin (x-vt) + B \sin (x+vt),\]
find the general solution (i.e., find the coefficients \(A\) and \(B\)) given the following boundary conditions:
\[y(0,t) = 0, \qquad y(L,0) = 1.\]
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Matt DeCross