Example 11.10. Find
a function
that
is harmonic in the quarter disk
, which
takes on the boundary values

Figure 11.11 The Dirichlet problems for the domains G and H.
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Figure 11.12 The graph
.
Explore Solution 11.10.
Construct the solution via a known conformal mapping.
![[Graphics:../Images/DirichletProblemMod_gr_277.gif]](../Images/DirichletProblemMod_gr_277.gif)
First use Mathematica to make a contour plot of the solution.
![[Graphics:../Images/DirichletProblemMod_gr_279.gif]](../Images/DirichletProblemMod_gr_279.gif)
![[Graphics:../Images/DirichletProblemMod_gr_280.gif]](../Images/DirichletProblemMod_gr_280.gif)
Then use Mathematica to make a 3D plot of the solution.
![[Graphics:../Images/DirichletProblemMod_gr_282.gif]](../Images/DirichletProblemMod_gr_282.gif)
![[Graphics:../Images/DirichletProblemMod_gr_283.gif]](../Images/DirichletProblemMod_gr_283.gif)
The function
that
is harmonic in the quarter disk
, and
takes on the desired boundary values.