A Laplace transform technique for the analytical solution of a diffusion- convection equation over a finite domain (Q1058658)

A Laplace transform technique has been utilized to obtain two different analytic solutions to a single diffusion-convection equation over a finite domain. One analytic solution is continuous at both ends of the domain of interest, while the other solution is discontinuous at the origin. This difference in the two solutions is explained. An application of the Laplace transform technique to a more complex system of equations, on a finite domain, is noted and an error apparent in a previous paper [\textit{M. F. N. Mohsen} and \textit{M. H. Baluch}, ibid. 7, 285-287 (1983; Zbl 0523.35054)] is corrected.