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Boundary Values & Fourier Series · Challenge problem

A rod 0≤x≤π0 \le x \le \pi obeys ut=uxxu_t = u_{xx} with u(0,t)=u(π,t)=0u(0,t) = u(\pi,t) = 0 and u(x,0)=1u(x, 0) = 1. Find the total exposure at the midpoint, ∫0∞u ⁣(π2,t)dt\displaystyle\int_0^{\infty} u\!\left(\dfrac\pi2, t\right)dt.