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2024
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2023
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2013
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2012
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2011
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2010
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2015 centrale-maths2__psi

14 maths questions

For $(x,y) \in D(0,1)$ fixed, we define the complex number $z = x + iy$ and we set for $t$ real (when the expression makes sense): $$\mathrm{N}(x,y,t) = \frac{1 - |z|^2}{|z - e^{it}|^2} = \frac{1 - (x^2 + y^2)}{(x - \cos t)^2 + (y - \sin t)^2}$$
Show that, for all $t \in \mathbb{R}$, the application $$\mathrm{N}_t : \left|\begin{array}{rll} D(0,1) & \rightarrow & \mathbb{R} \\ (x,y) & \mapsto & \mathrm{N}(x,y,t) \end{array}\right.$$ is harmonic.
One may use question II.B.3.
For $(x,y) \in D(0,1)$ fixed, we define the complex number $z = x + iy$ and we set for $t$ real: $$\mathrm{N}(x,y,t) = \frac{1 - |z|^2}{|z - e^{it}|^2} = \frac{1 - (x^2 + y^2)}{(x - \cos t)^2 + (y - \sin t)^2}$$
In the rest of this part, the pair $(x,y)$ is fixed in $D(0,1)$.
Show that $t \mapsto \mathrm{N}(x,y,t)$ is defined and continuous on $[0, 2\pi]$.
For $(x,y) \in D(0,1)$ fixed, we define the complex number $z = x + iy$ and we set for $t$ real: $$\mathrm{N}(x,y,t) = \frac{1 - |z|^2}{|z - e^{it}|^2} = \frac{1 - (x^2 + y^2)}{(x - \cos t)^2 + (y - \sin t)^2}$$
Let $t \in [0, 2\pi]$ be fixed. Determine two complex numbers $\alpha$ and $\beta$, independent of $t$ and $z$, such that $$\mathrm{N}(x,y,t) = -1 + \frac{\alpha}{1 - ze^{-it}} + \frac{\beta}{1 - \bar{z}e^{it}}$$
QII.D.4 Indefinite & Definite Integrals Integral Equation with Symmetry or Substitution View
For $(x,y) \in D(0,1)$ fixed, we define the complex number $z = x + iy$ and we set for $t$ real: $$\mathrm{N}(x,y,t) = \frac{1 - |z|^2}{|z - e^{it}|^2} = \frac{1 - (x^2 + y^2)}{(x - \cos t)^2 + (y - \sin t)^2}$$
Deduce that $\dfrac{1}{2\pi} \int_0^{2\pi} \mathrm{N}(x,y,t)\, \mathrm{d}t = 1$.
One may write $\dfrac{1}{1 - ze^{-it}}$ in the form of the sum of a series of functions.
Let $f : C(0,1) \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a continuous application. We define: $$\mathrm{N}_f(x,y) = \frac{1}{2\pi} \int_0^{2\pi} \mathrm{N}(x,y,t) f(\cos t, \sin t)\, \mathrm{d}t$$ on $D(0,1)$, and $$u(x,y) = \begin{cases} \mathrm{N}_f(x,y) & \text{if } (x,y) \in D(0,1) \\ f(x,y) & \text{if } (x,y) \in C(0,1) \end{cases}$$ on $\bar{D}(0,1)$.
a) Show that $\mathrm{N}_f$ admits a second-order partial derivative $\partial_{11} \mathrm{N}_f$ with respect to $x$.
Similarly, one can show that $\mathrm{N}_f$ admits second-order partial derivatives with respect to all its variables, continuous on $D(0,1)$. This result is admitted for the rest.
Express, for all $(x,y) \in D(0,1)$, for all $(i,j) \in \{1,2\}^2$, $\partial_{ij} \mathrm{N}_f(x,y)$ in terms of $\partial_{ij} \mathrm{N}(x,y,t)$.
b) Deduce that $u$ is harmonic on $D(0,1)$.
Let $f : C(0,1) \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a continuous application. We define: $$\mathrm{N}_f(x,y) = \frac{1}{2\pi} \int_0^{2\pi} \mathrm{N}(x,y,t) f(\cos t, \sin t)\, \mathrm{d}t$$ on $D(0,1)$.
In this question, we fix $t_0 \in [0,2\pi]$, $(x,y) \in D(0,1)$ and $\varepsilon > 0$. Moreover, we denote, for all real $\delta > 0$: $$I_0^\delta = \left\{ t \in [0,2\pi] \mid \|(\cos t, \sin t) - (\cos t_0, \sin t_0)\|_2 \leqslant \delta \right\}$$
a) Show that $I_0^\delta$ is an interval or the union of two disjoint intervals.
The use of a drawing will be appreciated; however, this drawing will not constitute a proof.
b) Show, using the application $f$, the existence of a real $\delta > 0$ such that $$\left| \int_{t \in I_0^\delta} \mathrm{N}(x,y,t) \left( f(\cos t, \sin t) - f(\cos t_0, \sin t_0) \right) \mathrm{d}t \right| \leqslant \frac{\varepsilon}{2}$$
c) Let $\delta > 0$ be arbitrary. Show that, if $t \in [0,2\pi] \backslash I_0^\delta$ and $\|(x,y) - (\cos t_0, \sin t_0)\|_2 \leqslant \delta/2$, then $$|\mathrm{N}(x,y,t)| \leqslant 4 \frac{1 - (x^2 + y^2)}{\delta^2}$$
d) Deduce from the previous question that, for $\delta > 0$ fixed, there exists $\eta > 0$ such that, if $\|(x,y) - (\cos t_0, \sin t_0)\|_2 \leqslant \eta$, then $$\left| \int_{t \in [0,2\pi] \backslash I_0^\delta} \mathrm{N}(x,y,t) \left( f(\cos t, \sin t) - f(\cos t_0, \sin t_0) \right) \mathrm{d}t \right| \leqslant \frac{\varepsilon}{2}$$
QIII.A.3 Differential equations Proof That a Map Has a Specific Property View
Let $f : C(0,1) \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a continuous application. We define: $$u(x,y) = \begin{cases} \mathrm{N}_f(x,y) & \text{if } (x,y) \in D(0,1) \\ f(x,y) & \text{if } (x,y) \in C(0,1) \end{cases}$$ on $\bar{D}(0,1)$.
Prove that $u$ is an application continuous at every point of $C(0,1)$. What can be concluded about the application $u$?
We assume that $f$ is the zero application on $C(0,1)$ and that $u$ is an element of $\mathcal{D}_f$. For all $n \in \mathbb{N}$, we define the application $$u_n : \begin{array}{rll} \bar{D}(0,1) & \rightarrow & \mathbb{R} \\ (x,y) & \mapsto & u(x,y) + \dfrac{1}{n}(x^2 + y^2) \end{array}$$
Suppose that $u_n$ admits a local maximum at $(\tilde{x}, \tilde{y}) \in D(0,1)$.
a) By examining the behavior of the function $x \mapsto u_n(x, \tilde{y})$ show that, in this case, $\partial_{11} u_n(\tilde{x}, \tilde{y}) \leqslant 0$. Similarly, one can show that $\partial_{22} u_n(\tilde{x}, \tilde{y}) \leqslant 0$. Thus $\Delta u_n(\tilde{x}, \tilde{y}) \leqslant 0$. This result is admitted for the rest.
b) Deduce that $u_n$ does not admit a local maximum on $D(0,1)$.
QIII.B.2 Differential equations Deduction or Consequence from Prior Results View
We assume that $f$ is the zero application on $C(0,1)$ and that $u$ is an element of $\mathcal{D}_f$. For all $n \in \mathbb{N}$, we define the application $$u_n : \begin{array}{rll} \bar{D}(0,1) & \rightarrow & \mathbb{R} \\ (x,y) & \mapsto & u(x,y) + \dfrac{1}{n}(x^2 + y^2) \end{array}$$
Deduce that, for all $(x,y) \in D(0,1)$, $u_n(x,y) \leqslant 1/n$.
QIII.B.3 Differential equations Deduction or Consequence from Prior Results View
We assume that $f$ is the zero application on $C(0,1)$ and that $u$ is an element of $\mathcal{D}_f$. For all $n \in \mathbb{N}$, we define the application $$u_n : \begin{array}{rll} \bar{D}(0,1) & \rightarrow & \mathbb{R} \\ (x,y) & \mapsto & u(x,y) + \dfrac{1}{n}(x^2 + y^2) \end{array}$$
Show that $u$ is identically zero on $\bar{D}(0,1)$.
Let $m \in \mathbb{N}$. We denote by $\mathcal{H}_m$ the vector subspace of harmonic polynomials of degree less than or equal to $m$. Determine the dimension of $\mathcal{H}_m$.
Explicitly determine a basis of $\mathcal{H}_3$.
We work on $\mathbb{R}^n$ for a natural integer $n \geqslant 3$. Let $m \in \mathbb{N}^*$.
Show that the set $$\left\{ (i_1, i_2, \ldots, i_n) \in \mathbb{N}^n \mid i_1 + i_2 + \cdots + i_n = m \right\}$$ has cardinality $\dbinom{n+m-1}{m}$. Deduce the dimension of $\mathcal{P}_m$.
We work on $\mathbb{R}^n$ for a natural integer $n \geqslant 3$. We admit that the Dirichlet problem on the unit ball of $\mathbb{R}^n$, associated with a continuous function defined on the unit sphere $S_n(0,1)$, admits a unique solution. Let $m \in \mathbb{N}^*$.
Determine the dimension of $\mathcal{H}_m$ as a function of $m$ and $n$.