편미분방정식에 대입하기 위해 uxx, uyy, uzz 를 계산한다.
u(x,y,z)ux(x,y,z)uxx(x,y,z)uy(x,y,z)uyy(x,y,z)uz(x,y,z)uzz(x,y,z)=r(x,y,z)n=(x2+y2+z2)n/2=2n(x2+y2+z2)n/2−1 ∂x∂(x2+y2+z2)=nx (x2+y2+z2)n/2−1=n (x2+y2+z2)n/2−1+nx (n/2−1)(x2+y2+z2)n/2−2(2x)=n (x2+y2+z2)n/2−1+n(n−2)x2(x2+y2+z2)n/2−2=2n(x2+y2+z2)n/2−1 ∂y∂(x2+y2+z2)=ny (x2+y2+z2)n/2−1=n (x2+y2+z2)n/2−1+ny (n/2−1)(x2+y2+z2)n/2−2(2y)=n (x2+y2+z2)n/2−1+n(n−2)y2(x2+y2+z2)n/2−2=2n(x2+y2+z2)n/2−1 ∂z∂(x2+y2+z2)=nz (x2+y2+z2)n/2−1=n (x2+y2+z2)n/2−1+nz (n/2−1)(x2+y2+z2)n/2−2(2z)=n (x2+y2+z2)n/2−1+n(n−2)z2(x2+y2+z2)n/2−2
따라서
uxx+uyy+uzz=3n(x2+y2+z2)n/2−1+n(n−2) (x2+y2+z2)(x2+y2+z2)n/2−2=3n(x2+y2+z2)n/2−1+n(n−2) (x2+y2+z2)n/2−1=[3n+n2−2n] (x2+y2+z2)n/2−1
이 값이 0이 될 필요충분조건은 다음과 같다.
n+n2=n(1+n)=0⟺n=0,−1