Errata for Heat Conduction using Greens Functions

Hemisphere, 1992
January 2002
Chapter I
Page
xvi
xxvi, Eq. (I.32)
xxvii, Eq. (I.34)
xxvii, Eq. (I.35)

Error

Correction
2

. . . W/m
P
qi = + . . .
(kT )
2

k T

. . . m2 /s
P
qi = . . .

kT

(kT )

Chapter 1
Page

Error

Correction

1, 2nd line

(1773-1841)

(1793-1841)

9, Eq. (1.13)

T1
2

T21
2T
2
x
2T
2
x
= G(x0 , |x, t)

1 2T
2
x
1 2T
x2
= G(x0 , t|x, )

15, ex. 1.4

17, ex. 1.5 (same error in two places)
19, 5th line from bottom

T = x 2 + T0

22, Prob. 1.7

T = T1 (x/L)2 + T0

Chapter 2
Page

Error

Correction

25, Eq. (2.4)

fi (ri , t)

fi (ri , t)

25, Eq. (2.8)

hi T |

hi T |ri

f (t) = Ctp , p > 1

28, Table 2.2, fifth line

f (t) = Ct

30, Fig. 2.4 (d),

T =t

32, Fig 2.6 caption

X33 . . . B0x5

X33 . . . B0y5

37, Prob. 2.10b

C/x

C/x

far right boundary

Chapter 3
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Error

Correction

40, Eq. (3.4c)

G(x, t = 0|x0 , ) = 0

G(x, t|x0 , ) = 0

42, Eq. (3.12),(3.13)

ni

n0i

42, above Eq. (3.15)

T = fi (t)

T = fi ( )

43, Eq. (3.16) third line

xi

x0i

43, Eq. (3.18)

k T
x

+k T
x

= h(T |x=0 T )

= h(T T |x=0 )

and (3.15) (3 places)

44, Fig. 3.1

45, Fig. 3.2
49, 2nd line

k T
x

+k T
x

51, above Eq. (3.46b)

left side . . .
G
T
ni
. . . term is

51, Eq. (3.46b)

replace ki

56, Eq. (3.60)

hi T

50, Eq. (3.40)

57, Eq. (3.65)

right side . . .
G
T 0
ni
. . . term is (with ki k)
k

T
0
ki T
ni + hi T = (cb)i t

h i T |r i

0
0
ki T
ni  + hi T |ri
ri

0
= (cb)i T
t 
ri

58, 4th line

59, 4th line from bottom

T (L, t) = (Tl . . .
2a
(TL T0 ) 2
L
m2 2 (. . .

T (L, t) = (TL . . .
2
(TL T0 ) 2
L
m2 2 /(. . .

62, Eq. (3.80)

W (r, t)

W (r, t)|ri

62, Eq. (3.81)

2w dx

2wh dx

63, below Eq. (3.84)

For the problem at hand

The initial and boundary

58, Eq. (3.67a)

the boundary
63, below Eq. (3.84)

(x, 0) = T0 T

(x, 0) = 0

(0, t) = 0

63, Eq. (3.85)

W (x, 0) = (T0 T )e
W (0, t) = 0

m2 t

(0, t) = T0 T
W (x, 0) = 0

W (0, t) = (T0 T )em

Chapter 3, continued
Page

Error

Correction

64, Eq. (3.87)

2
L
2
L

2
L2

(m2 + n2 2 )1

(m2 L2 + n2 2 )1

66, Eq. (3.94), last line

fj (rj )

fj (r0j )

67, below Eq. (3.99)

d(sinh z)dz

d(sinh z)/dz

69, Eq. (3.108a)

= Tx1 (x, y, t) . . .

= hx1 Tx1 (x, y, t) . . .

70, Eq. (3.113)

Lx , two places

70, Eq. (3.113)

(V 2 t)/(2)

(V 2 t)/(4)

70, Eq. (3.114)

(V 2 t)/(2)

64, below Eq. (3.87)

and Eq. (3.88)
64, below Eq. (3.87)
and Eq. (3.88)

71, Eq. (3.122)

Tx2 (y 0 , z 0 , )eV

(V 2 t)/(4)
2

/(4)

71, Eq. (3.123)

Tx2 ( )eV L/(4)+V

74, Reference

. . . Conduction

/(4)

Tx2 (y 0 , z 0 , )eV L/(2)+V

Tx2 ( )eV L/(2)+V

/(4)

. . . Conduction,
Ill-Posed Problems

75, Prob. 3.17a

y 0 = y(ky /kx )1/2

y 0 = y(kx /ky )1/2

75, Prob. 3.17a

b0 = b(ky /kx )1/2

T
t
but the equations

b0 = b(kx /ky )1/2

W
t
but the integrations

can be performed

can be performed

76, 3rd line from bottom

77, 1st paragraph, 10th line

/(4)

Chapter 4
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Error
0.0000 |

81 and 82, Fig. 4.2 and 4.3

82, 2nd line

Correction

0.0000 |

0.0000 |

106 |

107 |

L[f (t)]

L[f (t)]

sT (x, s) sT (x, 0)

sT (x, s) T (x, 0)

below Eq. 4.3

84, Eq. (4.12b)

105 |

85, below Eq. (4.17)

given by Eq. (6.16)

given by Eq. (1.39)

86, Eq. (4.19b)

=0

is finite

87, Eq. (4.28b)

91, line 23 and 24

=0
rG
t
. . . one insulated boundary (X21)

is finite
G
t
. . . two insulated boundaries (X22)

94, Eq. (4.70), right side

0 m=n

97, below Eq. (4.86)

with C = 0 . . .

0 m 6= n

88, Eq. (4.33)

m t/L2

with B = 0 . . .

97, Eq. (4.87),

en t/L

98, Eqs. (4.92) and (4.93)

em t/L n

en t/L

98, Eq. (4.95a)

en ...

en ...

98, 6th line

exp[n2 t/L2 ]

exp[n2 (t )/L2 ]

2
e m
(t )/L2

2
exp[m
(t )/L2 ]

below Eq. (4.95b)

99, Table 4.2, caption
110, Eq. (4.124)

112, Eq. (4.129)

114, below Eq. (4.133)

quotient line [ -]

[]

should be one piece

x2 + y 2 + z 2
[
]
4(t )
du = t

(x2 + y 2 + z 2 )
]
4(t )
u=t

Chapter 5
Page
126, Table 5.3, Eq. 1., 2nd line

Error
n
h
i
z
erf c (4t)
1/2
io
h
z+L
erf c (4t)
1/2

Correction
n
h
i
z+L
erf c (4t)
1/2
io
h
z
erf c (4t)
1/2

i0 erf c(u)

(delete this term)

+2 t
L [2K . . .

129, Eq. (5.21b)

136, bottom line
139, prob. 5.1

] }du

Eq. (5.11) with m = 1.

+2 t
L [K . . .

]}2 du
Eq. (5.11) with m = m.

Chapter 6
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Error

Correction

143, Table 6.1, 2nd line

L1 {M D1 L ER . . .}
L
2C1 [. . .],

C1 <

1
4 B1

{M D1 ER . . .}
S1 =

1
2C1 L [. . .],

S2 =

1
2C1 L [. . .]

C1 <

1
4B1

143, middle of Table 6.1

S1 =

143, middle of Table 6.1

S2 ==

146, Table 6.3

case X40B1T00, E1 = 1

case X40B1T00, E1 = 0

147, Table 6.4, column 2

erf [(4z)1/2 ]

erf [(4z)1/2 ]

152, Figure 6.5

Wrong figure.
i
h
L+x
+2 erf c (4t)
1/2
i
h
2Lx
2 erf c (4t)1/2

Correct figure below

i
h
L+x
+erf c (4t)
1/2
i
h
2Lx
+2 erf c (4t)1/2

156, Eq. (6.42a), 2nd line

157, Eq. (6.42b), 1st line
157, above Eq. (6.43)

L
2C1 [. . .]

Eqs. (6.42a) and (6.42b)

Eq. (6.42a), Eq. (6.42b)

and the n = 1 term

158, 2nd line of Eq. (6.44b)

L x << L

(L x) << L.

Figure 1: 6.5, page 152. Temperature in a semi-infinite body with surface

convection for h(t)1/2 /k = 0.1, 0.5, 2.0, .

Chapter 6, continued
Page

Error

160, 3rd line below Eq. (6.54)

in Table 4.2

161, 2nd line below Eq. (6.56)

161, 9th line below Eq. (6.56)
161, Eq. (6.57), 3 places
161, Eq. (6.58)
161, 2nd line below Eq. (6.58)
166, Eq. (6.78), third line
166, end of Eq. (6.78)
178, Eq. (6.115d)
178, Eq. (6.116), 2nd line

m t/L

Correction
in Table 4.3

2
m
t/L2

m t/L2
m t
L2
m ( )1/2

2
m
t/L2
2
m t
L2
m > ( )1/2

m8
1 x0
x0
[ ( )2 ]
2 L
L
}

T 
=0
x y=0

m>8
1 x0
x0
t
[ ( )2
+ 2]
2 L
L
L
]

T 
=0
y y=0

( )|y0 =0

( )|y0 =b

178, Eq. (6.117)

GX21Y 21 (x, t|x , )

GX21Y 21 (x, y, t|x0 , y 0 , )

187, Caption to Fig. 6.13

|P | > 1

|p| > 1

qko

+ qko

189, Caption to Fig. 6.15

193, Eq. (6.170), first line
194, Eq. (6.171)
194, Eq. (6.171)

O(X, Y )

X
2L

|x x0 |
m1

m1

194, Eq. (6.172), last line only

194, Eq. (6.172), 2 places
194, Eq. (6.172), FOUR places

m=1

1 x9
exp[(m )
]
2 L
2qo L
k
|x| 9

1 xa
exp[+(m )
]
2 L
qo L
k
|x| a

x+9

x+a

|x| + 9

197, 2nd line

(X, Y )

X
1
+
(m 21 )
m1

x9

hL/x

|x| + a
xa

hL/k

Chapter 7
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Error

Correction

204, 3rd line below Eq. (7.8)

The Eq. (7.5). . .

Then Eq. (7.5). . .

207, Eq. (7.19)

(missing M definition)
T (0, t)
=0
r
=
1
n Jn (n )

(r r0 )2
exp
4(t )

where M is a finite constant.

214, Eq. (7.58)

215, Eq. (7.61) and (7.62)
216, Eq. (7.66) and (7.67)
224, Prob. 7.8, 2nd exp term

T (0, t) is finite

n3 Jn (n )

(r + r0 )2
exp
4(t )

Chapter 8
Page

Error

Correction

230, in Fig. 8.4 and 8.5

233, below Eq. (8.13d)

R01B1T0 Z11B11

R01B1 Z11B11 T1

233, Fig 8.6

T = T0 , three places

T = T1 , three places

233, Fig 8.6 Caption

R01B1T0 Z11B11

R01B1 Z11B11 T1

235, above Eq. (8.35)

r1

ra
 1/2
t
2
a2
1

2 t+
104 103 102
1
2B2

239, Eq. (8.36)

240, Eq. (8.39)
243, Fig. 8.10, on the bottom axis
248, Eq. (8.64)

t
a2
1

2 t+
104 103 .01
1
B2
2

Chapter 9
Page

Error
T
(r 2
)
t
dV = r 2 sin d dr

Correction
T
(r2
)
r
dV = r 2 sin d dr d

r sin d

r sin d

273, 5th line on page

Table 2.8

Table 5.8

283, Eq. (9.118), 2nd line

(b r)(b a)

(b r)/(b a)

large-time form of GRS10

Greens function

253, Eq. (9.2)

258, Fig. 9.2, 2 labels

284, Eq. (9.121)

2a

287, 3rd line on page

2aT

Chapter 10
Page
310, Eq. (10.68)
328, last line

Error
t
n
Setting 2 = h2 /k2

Correction
T
n
Setting B2 = h2 /k

Appendix B
Page

Error

Correction

410, Eq. (B.20c)

= Wv (z)

Wv0 (z)

Appendix E
Page

Error

Correction

414, 1st line

One way to expand erf (x) is . . .

Two ways to expand erf (x) are

Appendix F
Page

Error

423, add to last line on page

424, Eq. 10

(continued next page)

(Barber)
4ab

erf c(a x b/ x)

426, Table F.5, No. 1, 2nd line

427, Table F.6, No. 1

erf c(. . .)

2a (1 + . . .)

427, Table F.6, No. 6, 2nd line

Correction

(erase this citation)

e4ab erf c(a x b/ x))

erf (. . .)

= 2a (1 + . . .)

Appendix R
Page

Error

Correction

431, above Eq. (R00.1a)

(missing heading)

R00 Infinite Body

436, below table

or u > 0.55

for u > 0.55

437, heading below 2nd para.

441, Eq. (R10.1)

E. 4
 a 2 a X
+
b
b
2 (t )/a2
e

R.4
 a 2 2a X
+
b
b
2 (t )/a2
e

443, 1st line

kGT /r

kG/r

444, 3rd line

GR20 (a, t|a, ) :

R

GR20 (a, t|a, ) are given below.

R

440, Eq. (R02.9)

444, Eq. (R20.6)

445, 1st line

Exact 2GR20 (. . .)

Exact 2a2 GR20 (. . .)

Appendix R
Page
454, Eq. (R0212.1)
457, 5th line below R2300
458

Error

Correction

{1 [nb/(mn g)]

2
}Vmn

(add at bottom of page)

2
{1 [nb/(mn a)]2 }Vmn

where Rv , N (mn ), mn ,
N (), and are given
in tables R.1R.4

10

Appendix RS
Page

Error

464, Table RS.1

replace RS30 case with:

465, Eq. (RS02.3), 4th line

2b r r

465, RS03
466, center of page
466, Eq. (RS11.1), 2nd line
468, Eq. (RS12.5), 3rd line
469, Eq. (RS22.1), 3rd line
470, above Eq. (RS23.1)
471, Eq. (RS33.1b)
472, above references

+h2 G = 0 r = b

Correction
1
B1 a

; r < r0
r0
(1 + B1 )rr0
B1 a
1

; r > r0
r
(1 + B1 )r0 r
2b r r 0
+h2 G = 0 at r = b

RS11 . . . T = 0

RS11 . . . G = 0 . . .
0 2

2n(b a) + r r )

(2n(b a) + r r 0 )2

(2b r r)

(2b r r 0 )

G(r, t| 0 , )
h1 a
+1
B1 =
k
Table R0.1

G(r, t|r0 , )


b
h1 a
+1
B1 =
k
a
Table R0.1, p. 459

Table R0.2

Table R0.2, p. 459

Table R0.3

Table R0.3, p. 460

cos[(r 0 a)/(b a)]

11

cos[m (r0 a)/(b a)]

Appendix X
Page

Error

Correction

482, Eq. (X11.5)

. . .] t > 0

. . .], t > 0

GX12 (L, t, L, ) =

GX12 (L, t|L, )

483, Eq. (X11.13)

...L t > 0

485, Eq, (X12.3)

. . . L2 , t > 0

486, Eq. X13 Plate

kG/x + hT = 0

kG/x + hG = 0

486, Eq. (X13.1), 3rd line

(2L x0 )2

(2L x x0 )2

GX14 (x, t|x0 , ) =

487, Eq. (X14.1)

GX14 (x, t|x0 , )

493, Fig. X20.1 caption

0.5 and 1.0

0.1, 0.25, 1.0, and 10.

497, 1st equation, unnumbered

(no number)

(X23.7)

501, Eq. (X30.11)

502, Eq. (X31.6)

= exp[. . .]

X
m=0

= 1 + exp[. . .]

503, Eq. (X33.2)

+B1 sin(m x/l)

+B1 sin(m x/L)

503, above Eq. (X33.4)

relations

relation

504, equation numbers

(X33.5) and (X33.5)

(X33.5a) and (X33.5b)

m=1

Author Index
Page

Error

Correction

521

Amos, D., 435, 449

Amos, D., 436, 450

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