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Boundary Values & Fourier Series · Challenge problem

A rod 0≤x≤π0 \le x \le \pi with ends held at 00 starts cold, u(x,0)=0u(x, 0) = 0, and is heated by a fading source: ut=uxx+e−tsin⁡2xu_t = u_{xx} + e^{-t}\sin 2x. Find the highest temperature ever reached at x=π4x = \dfrac\pi4, that is, max⁡t≥0u ⁣(π4,t)\displaystyle\max_{t\ge0}u\!\left(\dfrac\pi4, t\right).