MathCastle
Differential EquationsSuperchallengeBoundary Values & Fourier Series

Boundary Values & Fourier Series · Superchallenge problem

The square wave equal to 11 on (0,π)(0, \pi) and −1-1 on (−π,0)(-\pi, 0) has partial Fourier sums SN(x)=4π∑k=1Nsin⁡(2k−1)x2k−1S_N(x) = \dfrac4\pi\displaystyle\sum_{k=1}^{N}\dfrac{\sin(2k-1)x}{2k-1}. The largest value of SNS_N near the jump at x=0x = 0 does not tend to 11. Find lim⁡N→∞max⁡0<x<π/2SN(x)\displaystyle\lim_{N\to\infty}\max_{0 < x < \pi/2}S_N(x), rounded to four decimal places.