Questions tagged [harmonic-functions]

For questions regarding harmonic functions.

The solutions of the Laplace equation $\Delta f =0$ on a domain $D\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ are known as harmonic functions.

Harmonic functions appear most naturally in complex analysis and the Laplace equation is the most important PDE to study.

The Cauchy-Riemann equation together with the conjugated Cauchy-Riemann equation shows that the sum of an analytic function and an anti-analytic function is harmonic and in fact every complex harmonic function can be written as such. In particular the real/imaginary part of an analytic function is harmonic.

In any dimension, harmonic functions satisfy the following properties

  • Mean value property,

  • Maximum principle,

  • Harnack inequality,

  • Liouville's theorem.

Harmonic functions satisfy the regularity theorem for harmonic functions, which states that harmonic functions are infinitely differentiable (follows from Laplace's equation).

Please use instead the tag Laplacian if your question concern the Laplacian as an operator.

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Average Property of Harmonic Function

When we prove the average property of harmonic function, we use a formula \begin{align} & \int_{B_r(x)}\triangle u\,dy=\int_{B_r(x)}\text{div}(\triangledown u)\,dy \\[6pt] = {} & \int_{\partial B_r(x)}\triangledown u\cdot v\,dS \\[6pt] = {} &…
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If $x\notin \mathbb{R}$ then $\sum_{k=0}^{n-1}\sin(2\pi kx)=\frac{\sin((n-1)\pi x)\sin(n\pi x)}{\sin(\pi x)}$

If $x\notin \mathbb{R}$ then $$\sum_{k=0}^{n-1}\sin(2\pi kx)=\frac{\sin((n-1)\pi x)\sin(n\pi x)}{\sin(\pi x)}$$ This supposedly is a direct results from Dirichlet kernel. I was also told that this can simply found by using additions of sine…
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The imaginary part $~v~$ is equal to $~\frac{1}{2} \log(x+y)~$ . Verify whether it is harmonic or not?

The imaginary part $~v~$ is equal to $~\frac{1}{2} \log(x+y)~$ . Verify whether it is harmonic or not? Relayed to complex functions ie harmonic functions
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