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Separation of Variables for a Dock
The separation of variables equation for a floating dock
[math]\displaystyle{ Z^{\prime\prime} + k^2 Z =0, }[/math]
subject to the boundary conditions
[math]\displaystyle{ Z^{\prime} (-h) = 0, }[/math]
and
[math]\displaystyle{ Z^{\prime} (0) = 0. }[/math]
The solution is [math]\displaystyle{ k=\kappa_{m}= \frac{m\pi}{h} \, }[/math], [math]\displaystyle{ m\geq 0 }[/math] and
[math]\displaystyle{ Z = \psi_{m}\left( z\right) = \cos\kappa_{m}(z+h),\quad m\geq 0. }[/math]
We note that
[math]\displaystyle{ \int\nolimits_{-h}^{0}\psi_{m}(z)\psi_{n}(z) \mathrm{d} z=C_{m}\delta_{mn}, }[/math]
where
[math]\displaystyle{ C_{m} = \begin{cases} h,\quad m=0 \\ \frac{1}{2}h,\,\,\,m\neq 0 \end{cases} }[/math]
