Initial data for the exact solution subroutine d_smooth/u_exa.f: 3. maximum temperature 'umax' in the center of the bar. 1. steepening parameter 'alpha' for the initial profile. The initial profile takes the form u = umax arctan(alpha sin(pi x/l)) / arctan(alpha) hence for alpha = 0: u(x,0) = umax sin(pi x/l) alpha = infinity: u(x,0) = umax Copyright 1996 Leon van Dommelen