Solving $\frac{\partial^2 u}{\partial x^2}+\frac{\partial^2 u}{\partial y^2}=c$ Question:
let $a,b,c$ be positive constants. Find $u=u(x,y)$ if is satisfies the partial differential equation
$$\dfrac{\partial^2 u}{\partial x^2}+\dfrac{\partial^2 u}{\partial y^2}=c$$
and the boundary condition
$$u=0,\dfrac{x^2}{a^2}+\dfrac{y^2}{b^2}=1.$$
my try:  I know this is  screened Poisson equation
$$\dfrac{\partial^2 u}{\partial x^2}+\dfrac{\partial^2 u}{\partial y^2}=c$$
I  only find this poisson equation one of the solution
$$u(x,y)=-\dfrac{c}{2}\cdot\dfrac{a^2b^2}{a^2+b^2}\left(1-\dfrac{x^2}{a^2}-\dfrac{y^2}{b}\right)$$
because 
$$\dfrac{\partial u}{\partial x}=-\dfrac{c}{2}\cdot\dfrac{a^2b^2}{a^2+b^2}\left(-\dfrac{2x}{a^2}\right)$$
$$\dfrac{\partial^2 u}{\partial x^2}=c\cdot\dfrac{b^2}{a^2+b^2}$$
and 
$$\dfrac{\partial^2 u}{\partial y^2}=c\cdot\dfrac{a^2}{a^2+b^2}$$
so
$$\dfrac{\partial^2 u}{\partial x^2}+\dfrac{\partial^2 u}{\partial y^2}=c\cdot\left(\dfrac{a^2}{a^2+b^2}+\dfrac{b^2}{a^2+b^2}\right)=c$$
and when
$$\dfrac{x^2}{a^2}+\dfrac{y^2}{b^2}=1\Longrightarrow u=0$$
and this solution is uniqueness? and How prove it? Thank you
Thank you very much!

The shape that your boundary conditions describe is in fact an ellipse. So if you switch to an elliptic coordinate system your pde should separate out nicely.
