Consider the heat equation u t

= 9
1

[u φφ

+(cotφ)u φ

] on the surface of the sphere of radius 3 , with the initial condition u(φ,0)=1−3cos(2φ) the solution is u(φ,t)=∑ n=0
[infinity]

a n

P n

(cosφ)e −n(n+1)t/9
, P n

(x) are Legendre polynomials. Find the coefficient a 0

a) 3 b) −1 c) 4 d) 1 e) 2 f) 0