When solving a 2D Heat Equation, suppose I separate the solution into time and space, i.e., f_1(T(t)) = f_2(Z(x,\ y)) = \lambda, and then separate space into its dimensions, i.e., f_3(X(x)) = f_4(Y(y),\ \lambda) = r. The problem of this sort I worked seems to have two nontrivial paths, one in...