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The real part of an analytic function satisfies which equation?

  • A.Laplace's equation \( u_{xx} + u_{yy} = 0 \)
  • B.the wave equation \( u_{xx} = u_{yy} \)
  • C.Poisson's equation with a non-zero right-hand side
  • D.the heat equation \( u_{x} = u_{yy} \)

Answer: A

Differentiating the Cauchy-Riemann equations and adding eliminates \( v \):

\[ u_{xx} + u_{yy} \;=\; v_{yx} - v_{xy} \;=\; 0. \]

So both the real and the imaginary parts are harmonic, and this is what links complex analysis to two-dimensional potential problems in fluid flow and electrostatics

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