Differential Equations Forum

Join in expert discussion on differential equation topics like ODE and PDE. Differential equations are an equation involving derivatives of a function or functions.

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Why can we only change the wavenumber?

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Graduate How do I numerically solve a non-linear ODE in Mathematica?

  • member 428835
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Differential equation - Green's Theorem

  • mathmari
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Have I Done Something Wrong in Solving This Hyperbolic Equation?

  • mathmari
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Undergrad Integrating factor vs. Laplace. Engineering problems

  • MexChemE
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Undergrad Velocity and acceleration vectors

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Examples of uses for the Poisson Eqn in 1d

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What are the solutions and domains for Homogenous Linear Equations (Wave)?

  • ineedhelpnow
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Graduate Solving Poisson Equation with Multigrid & PBC

  • kolmog
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Change of Variables: Diff Eqn $y''+ \frac{p}{x} y'+ \frac{q}{x^2}y=0$

  • evinda
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Graduate Is the Discretization of this Differential Equation Accurate?

  • kolmog
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Can the Method of Characteristics Solve This PDE Problem?

  • evinda
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How to approach this 2nd order linear ODE?

  • ineedhelpnow
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Graduate Numerical solution to Schrödinger equation - eigenvalues

  • CINA
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Solve Differential Equation w/ Power Series Method

  • evinda
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Graduate Is this correct second order approximation?

  • Alexandre
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Graduate Fourier Derivation: Constants in Integrals Explained

  • iScience
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Graduate PDE: How to use Fourier Series to express a real function?

  • iScience
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Graduate Deriving the Solution for a PDE with Constants: What Method is Used?

  • ShayanJ
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Undergrad Difference between transforms and integrals/derivatives?

  • onethatyawns
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Graduate How to get rid of laplace of pressure in an equation

  • Bianca123
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Find Tension in Horizontal Rope DE | Cylinder Mass & Angle θ

  • Ciaran
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Solving y-y' equation with variable change r^2-x^2

  • Ciaran
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Undergrad Absolute Values in Separable Differential Equations

  • patrickbotros
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Difference between a(t), a(v) and a(x)

  • Joel Jacon
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Graduate How to get the laplacian of a scalar field?

  • cvex
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Graduate Is (1+y^2) d^2y/dt^2 + t dy/dt + y = et a Linear Equation?

  • patrickbotros
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Undergrad Calculate the Pitch of a projectile with moving destination

  • Wietlol
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Graduate Uncovering the Mystery of Using Cosine Transform in Fourier Analysis

  • member 428835
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Finding interval where second order ODE has unique solution

  • find_the_fun
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Undergrad Can't understand solution by substitution, any help?

  • MarcL
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Graduate Understanding the Fourier Transform in Solving the Heat Equation

  • member 428835
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Graduate Dirichlet and Nuemann condition on the same boundary

  • Amit Abir
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Graduate 2D Stationary advection-diffusion eq. as a BVP

  • mhsd91
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Undergrad Mastering Equation Solving: 3 Ways to Simplify Complex Equations

  • yoyochan
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Graduate Roots of series of exponential raised to power of x?

  • Adel Makram
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Graduate Velocity and Mass to Acceleration

  • Zales
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Graduate Modeling Radioactive Decay: Solving an IVP for a Series of Three Elements

  • nate9519
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Finding the explicit solution and the Interval of Validity

  • shamieh
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Graduate Help with first order second degree diff. eq.

  • dam
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Undergrad DE for modelling motion of a box

  • acrusera
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Undergrad Solve the ODE with initial condition:

  • joker2014
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Graduate A Question about fractional calculus

  • bubblewrap
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Understanding the Wronskian Determinant

  • ineedhelpnow
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Undergrad Understanding Differential Equations: Exploring Relations between Functions

  • tomizzo
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Why ODE Linear? Initial Value Problem Explanation

  • evinda
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Graduate Linear PDEs: A Simple Explanation

  • malignant
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Graduate How to reduce higher order partial differential equations

  • Ojo Saheed
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Graduate What's the General Solution to This IVP?

  • logan3
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Solve y(x) = y'(x) + ∫e^(2x)y(x)dx + lim y(x)

  • Dethrone
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Solving the separable equation, putting it in explicit form

  • shamieh
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Need reassurance on "implicit" and "explicit" form

  • shamieh
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Compute the Wronskian & Simplify

  • shamieh
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Solving the IVP, leaving it in Implicit Form

  • shamieh
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Graduate Laplaces' s equation in spherical coordinates

  • mjordan2nd
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Find the unique solution to the IVP

  • shamieh
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Second-order homogeneous linear differential equation

  • shamieh
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How to Determine the Limit of a Differential Equation Solution?

  • evinda
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Graduate What is the purpose of the Wronskian in solving second order linear ODEs?

  • member 428835
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What are the solutions to $t^2y'' - 2y = 0$ in the form of $y = t^p$?

  • shamieh
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Finding the explicit solution to the IVP

  • shamieh
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Proving coercivity for weak form

  • Carla1985
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Graduate On the orthogonality of Sturm-Liouville eigenvectors

  • mjordan2nd
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General solution of x²y'+2xy+1=0 with boundary condition

  • evinda
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PDE Solving Continuity Equation

  • shen07
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Graduate Please explain the method of steepest descent?

  • wishfulthinking
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Need help setting up Differential Equation to solve

  • Logan Land
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How Do You Solve a Partially Decoupled System of Differential Equations?

  • superduck1385
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Graduate Euler method for modeling simple harmonic oscillation

  • acadian
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Evaluate the value of the product

  • anemone
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Undergrad Help with an easy Laplace transform

  • Brunoboy
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Growth proportional to square root of worth.

  • ineedhelpnow
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Graduate Can you cancel a function out of a differential equation?

  • bubblewrap
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Undergrad First-Order Equations: don't understand a simplification step

  • Kavorka
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Graduate Numerical Solution to Complex DiffEQ?

  • CaseyGross
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Graduate How big of a field is Differential Forms?

  • pantheid
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Graduate Need help solving second-order nonlinear differential eq

  • WelshCorgiDude
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Graduate How to improve stabilities of numerical solutions of PDEs

  • Kurret
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Solving 6-dimensional Equations | Find Unknown Numbers

  • xichyu1
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Graduate Mastering PDEs with Similarity Solutions: Tips and Tricks from the Pros

  • member 428835
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Graduate Nonlinear transform can separate function composition?

  • Yunjia
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Undergrad Boundary absorption when simulating wave equation

  • rumborak
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Identifying the Degree of a Differential Equation

  • KD1729
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Graduate PDE and differentiating through the sum

  • member 428835
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Solution of Separable Equation, Plotting Graph, Interval Estimation

  • shamieh
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Graduate Continuous-Time Markov Chain populations

  • jinx
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Graduate What does the equation ∇-∇Φ=∇^2Φ represent in this proof?

  • NotASmurf
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Find the general solution of the given differential equation

  • shamieh
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Graduate Boundary conditions - unique solution

  • aaaa202
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Graduate Leading term of a power-series solution

  • StephvsEinst
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Graduate A question about Green's function

  • karlzr
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Undergrad Solving Separable ODEs: How to Integrate with Functions of t?

  • dgamma3
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Graduate Numerically solving system of four PDEs

  • jssdenton
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Graduate Navier-Stokes and why DP/Dz is constant

  • yosimba2000
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Undergrad Problem with a 'simple' equation?

  • rudderbird
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Momentum operator in the position representation

  • Fantini
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Determining Order of Differential Equations

  • ineedhelpnow
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Does the Existence and Uniqueness Theorem Guarantee Solutions for dy/dx = 2xy²?

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