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  2. Separable partial differential equation - Wikipedia

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    People. List. v. t. e. A separable partial differential equation is one that can be broken into a set of separate equations of lower dimensionality (fewer independent variables) by a method of separation of variables. This generally relies upon the problem having some special form or symmetry. In this way, the partial differential equation (PDE ...

  3. Separation of variables - Wikipedia

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    A1) or equivalently, ∫ 1 h (y) d y = ∫ g (x) d x {\displaystyle \int {\frac {1}{h(y)}}\,dy=\int g(x)\,dx} because of the substitution rule for integrals. If one can evaluate the two integrals, one can find a solution to the differential equation. Observe that this process effectively allows us to treat the derivative d y d x {\displaystyle {\frac {dy}{dx}}} as a fraction which can be ...

  4. Differential equation - Wikipedia

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    An ordinary differential equation ( ODE) is an equation containing an unknown function of one real or complex variable x, its derivatives, and some given functions of x. The unknown function is generally represented by a variable (often denoted y ), which, therefore, depends on x. Thus x is often called the independent variable of the equation.

  5. Partial differential equation - Wikipedia

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    e. In mathematics, a partial differential equation ( PDE) is an equation which computes a function between various partial derivatives of a multivariable function . The function is often thought of as an "unknown" to be solved for, similar to how x is thought of as an unknown number to be solved for in an algebraic equation like x2 − 3x + 2 = 0.

  6. Matrix differential equation - Wikipedia

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    Matrix differential equation. A differential equation is a mathematical equation for an unknown function of one or several variables that relates the values of the function itself and its derivatives of various orders. A matrix differential equation contains more than one function stacked into vector form with a matrix relating the functions to ...

  7. Ordinary differential equation - Wikipedia

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    e. In mathematics, an ordinary differential equation ( ODE) is a differential equation (DE) dependent on only a single independent variable. As with other DE, its unknown (s) consists of one (or more) function (s) and involves the derivatives of those functions. [1] The term "ordinary" is used in contrast with partial differential equations ...

  8. Helmholtz equation - Wikipedia

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    Helmholtz equation. In mathematics, the Helmholtz equation is the eigenvalue problem for the Laplace operator. It corresponds to the linear partial differential equation : where ∇2 is the Laplace operator, k2 is the eigenvalue, and f is the (eigen)function. When the equation is applied to waves, k is known as the wave number.

  9. Hamilton–Jacobi equation - Wikipedia

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    Overview [ edit] The Hamilton–Jacobi equation is a first-order, non-linear partial differential equation. for a system of particles at coordinates . The function is the system's Hamiltonian giving the system's energy. The solution of the equation is the action functional, , [4] called Hamilton's principal function in older textbooks.