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Inhomogeneous Burgers Equation and the Feynman-Kac Path Integral

solv-int 2007-05-23 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems

Abstract

By linearizing the inhomogeneous Burgers equation through the Hopf-Cole transformation, we formulate the solution of the initial value problem of the corresponding linear heat type equation using the Feynman-Kac path integral formalism. For illustration, we present the exact solution for the forcing term of the form: F(x,t)=ω2x+f(t).F(x,t)=\omega ^2x+f(t). We also present the initial value problem solution for the case with a constant forcing term to compare with the known result.

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@article{arxiv.solv-int/9812014,
  title  = {Inhomogeneous Burgers Equation and the Feynman-Kac Path Integral},
  author = {Hans J. Wospakrik and Freddy P. Zen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:solv-int/9812014},
  year   = {2007}
}

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12 pages