Abstract:
A non-local problem (with respect to time) for the heat equation is considered for
$x\in\mathbb R^n$, $ 0\leqslant t\leqslant T$: find a function $u(x,t)$ such that
$$
\frac{\partial u}{\partial t}=\Delta u,\qquad
\frac1T\int_0^Tu(x,t)\,dt=\varphi(x).
$$
An explicit formula for the solution is found. The question of its applicability is discussed.
A description of well-posedness classes is presented. The main conjecture is as follows: as
$|x|\to\infty$, the solution $u(x,t)$ grows no more rapidly than
$\exp(\sigma|x|)$ with $\sigma<\sqrt{\pi/T}$ .