In mathematics, a hyperbolic partial differential equation of order n {\displaystyle n} is a partial differential equation (PDE) that, roughly speaking...
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A parabolic partial differential equation is a type of partial differential equation (PDE). Parabolic PDEs are used to describe a wide variety of time-dependent...
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In mathematics, an elliptic partial differential equation is a type of partial differential equation (PDE). In mathematical modeling, elliptic PDEs are...
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In mathematics and physics, a nonlinear partial differential equation is a partial differential equation with nonlinear terms. They describe many different...
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In mathematics, a first-order partial differential equation is a partial differential equation that involves the first derivatives of an unknown function...
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mathematics, a partial differential equation (PDE) is an equation which involves a multivariable function and one or more of its partial derivatives. The...
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those functions. The term "ordinary" is used in contrast with partial differential equations (PDEs) which may be with respect to more than one independent...
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Such an equation is an ordinary differential equation (ODE). A linear differential equation may also be a linear partial differential equation (PDE), if...
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mathematics, an exact differential equation or total differential equation is a certain kind of ordinary differential equation which is widely used in...
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In mathematical analysis, Clairaut's equation (or the Clairaut equation) is a differential equation of the form y ( x ) = x d y d x + f ( d y d x ) {\displaystyle...
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Method of characteristics (redirect from Charpit-Lagrange equations)
a technique for solving particular partial differential equations. Typically, it applies to first-order equations, though in general characteristic curves...
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Burgers' equation or Bateman–Burgers equation is a fundamental partial differential equation and convection–diffusion equation occurring in various areas...
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A one-way wave equation is a first-order partial differential equation describing one wave traveling in a direction defined by the vector wave velocity...
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In mathematics, a differential equation is an equation that relates one or more unknown functions and their derivatives. In applications, the functions...
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A differential equation can be homogeneous in either of two respects. A first order differential equation is said to be homogeneous if it may be written...
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The telegrapher's equations (or telegraph equations) are a set of two coupled, linear partial differential equations that model voltage and current along...
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Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equation from dynamic programming. The Hamilton–Jacobi equation is a first-order, non-linear partial differential equation − ∂ S ∂ t = H...
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partial differential equations convert the partial differential equation into an ordinary differential equation, which must then be solved. A first-order...
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An eikonal equation (from Greek εἰκών, image) is a non-linear first-order partial differential equation that is encountered in problems of wave propagation...
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The McKendrick–von Foerster equation is a linear first-order partial differential equation encountered in several areas of mathematical biology – for example...
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a differential-algebraic system of equations (DAE) is a system of equations that either contains differential equations and algebraic equations, or...
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A stochastic differential equation (SDE) is a differential equation in which one or more of the terms is a stochastic process, resulting in a solution...
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The diffusion equation is a parabolic partial differential equation. In physics, it describes the macroscopic behavior of many micro-particles in Brownian...
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(real) Monge–Ampère equation is a nonlinear second-order partial differential equation of special kind. A second-order equation for the unknown function...
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mathematics and physics, Laplace's equation is a second-order partial differential equation named after Pierre-Simon Laplace, who first studied its properties in...
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equation First-order differential operator First-order linear differential equation First-order non-singular perturbation theory First-order partial differential...
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Bäcklund transform (category Differential geometry)
systems. A Bäcklund transform is typically a system of first order partial differential equations relating two functions, and often depending on an additional...
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vector of first order differential equations λ ˙ T ( t ) = − ∂ H ∂ x {\displaystyle {\dot {\lambda }}^{\mathsf {T}}(t)=-{\frac {\partial H}{\partial x}}} where...
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The Navier–Stokes equations (/nævˈjeɪ stoʊks/ nav-YAY STOHKS) are partial differential equations which describe the motion of viscous fluid substances...
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thermodynamics), the heat equation is a parabolic partial differential equation. The theory of the heat equation was first developed by Joseph Fourier...
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