Differential Equations Forum

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Graduate What is a lifting function and how is it used in fluid dynamics?

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Graduate Solving a PDE: Simplifying Third Order Equation to Second Order Airy Equation

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Graduate Question about solving recurrences/difference equations

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Graduate Laplace transform of a Taylor series expansion

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Graduate Nonlinear diff. eq. involving Besselfunction of first kind

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Graduate Help with Legendre Differential equation

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Graduate How to handle the Dirac delta function as a boundary condition

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Graduate Is the Infinite Sum of Normal Modes a Valid Solution to PDEs?

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Graduate Is Separation of Variables the Key to Solving Linear PDEs in Finance?

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Undergrad Having a hard time understanding Runge-Kutta integration method

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Undergrad Why does separation of variables work?

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Graduate Complex vector X, X=point in 3D phase space, X*X = 0.

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Graduate Easy ODE to solve using frobenius method help?

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Undergrad Is Your Differential Equation Solution Accurate?

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Undergrad What is the solution to finding the time when two objects collide in 2d space?

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Graduate Calculate Asymptotic Potential at r->∞ for Nonlinear Diff. Eq.

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Undergrad Second order differential equations and analog computers

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Graduate Understanding the manipulation of Laplacian

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Undergrad OLS regression - using an assumption as the proof?

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Graduate Change of dependent variable in a DE

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Graduate Determining a function by the properties it posesses

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Graduate How Can I Modify My Equation to Become a Continuous-Time Function?

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Graduate What is needed to solve the Navier-Stokes equations' well-posedness problem?

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Undergrad Numerical integration of angular velocity

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Graduate Using WKB(J) method to obtain asymptotics for an elastic string?

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Graduate Order to create a temperature profile.

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Graduate Power series method of solving ODE

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Undergrad Undamped spring system, need help

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Graduate Solving Differential Equations with Laplace Transforms

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Undergrad How can I find the values for B and C in a partial fractions equation?

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Undergrad When can I use separable solutions for PDE's?

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Graduate Uniqueness of PDE Solutions: Investigating the Heat Equation

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Graduate Solving the PDE for a Sphere in Vacuum: Temperature over Time

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Undergrad Finding the Root of a Transcendental Equation with Sinh

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Graduate Solving Asymptotic Matching for LaTeX Boundary Layer

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Graduate How do I solve a 2nd order nonlinear ODE with specific boundary conditions?

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Graduate What type of integral equation is this and how can I solve it?

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Graduate What is the geodesic on a parabolic surface defined by z = A / (x^2 + y^2)?

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Graduate Solution of Euler-Lagrange equation

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Graduate Differential equation similar to Legendre

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Undergrad First order homogenous DE with variable coefficient

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Graduate Solution of a Transport-type equation

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Graduate Laplace help on a DC transient RC circuit

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Graduate Help in Split step fourier method

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Graduate Sliding down a hill with no friction, non-constant incline

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Graduate How to Simplify Equations Using Perturbation Method?

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Undergrad Laplace equation only applies in limited regions ?

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Graduate How Do You Calculate the Arc in Pseudo Arc-Length Continuation?

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Graduate System of ODE's and direction field

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Graduate Linear Differential Operator/Inner Product

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Graduate Can Steady Solutions of ODEs Be Time-Independent with Small Perturbations?

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Undergrad Solution of differential equation

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Undergrad Can somebody solve this equation for y using ln or any other technique

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Graduate How can I find two linearly independent solutions for 4xy''+2y'+y=0?

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High School Calculating Coefficient of Friction with the 22/7 Formula

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Graduate Monotonicity of the Line Function K on a 3D Space

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Undergrad How is the solution for y[n+1] obtained using Euler's forward method?

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Graduate Reaction diffusion problem concentric spheres

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Graduate Laplace's equation in spherical co-ords

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Undergrad Comparing Numerical Methods for ODEs: Euler, Heun, and Runge-Kutta

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Graduate Can't solve differential equation for atmosphere density

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Graduate Orthogonality Property of Hyperbolic functions ?

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Graduate Confused about separation of variables for PDE

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Graduate A tricky 2nd Oder ODE Problem,nonhomo delta=0 case

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Graduate Help with Inverse Laplace Transform

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Graduate Finding behaviour of ODE solutions without solving for them

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Undergrad Simple Harmonic Motion solution problem

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Graduate Solving Differential Equation xy'' - y' + 4x^3y = 0 with Self Adjoint Form

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Graduate Bessel Function First Kind: Can Someone Help with C and RK Method?

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Graduate Solution to diffusion equation - different input

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Graduate A second ODE problem that bothers me a lot HELP

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Graduate Fundamental Solution of Laplace Equation 2d vs 3d

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Graduate Why Use the Reflection Principle for Boundary Conditions in PDEs?

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Graduate Green's Formula for Laplace Eqaution : For any BC's ?

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Graduate Solving a PDE Using Finite Difference Method

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Graduate Determining Legendre polynomials (Boas)

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Graduate Frobenius Series: The Significance of Non-Zero First Terms

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Graduate Is the Fourier Heat Equation's Speed of Propagation Infinite?

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Graduate Beta-Plus Decay Process: Explaining at Nucleon & Quark Level

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Undergrad Laplace Transform Problem - Peacewise Functions

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Graduate How to solve 2nd order non-linear DE with exponential

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Graduate Solving Differential Equations Involving Vector Fields

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Graduate Proving the Airy Functional Equation: A Challenge in Complex Analysis

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Undergrad Help Needed Solving A-level Diff Eq Project w/ GPS Data

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Graduate How to Estimate with a Computer program a 3rd order diff eq

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Graduate Splitting a second order PDE into a system of first order PDEs/ODEs

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Graduate How to Solve Sturm-Liouville Problems to Find Eigen Value and Eigenfunction?

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Graduate Derivation of Variation of Paramters

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Graduate Insane differential equation help?

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Graduate Mastering PDEs: Solving the Non-Constant Coefficient d^2G/dxdy Equation

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Undergrad Differentiating natural logs and exponential functions?

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Graduate Solving ODEs w/ Frobenius Method: Q on b, c as Funcs of x

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Undergrad Cannot figure out how to solve this differential equation

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Graduate Notation issue: Grad with a vector subscript

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Undergrad Solving Linear Differential Equations: A Beginner's Guide

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Graduate Heaviside function and Unit impulse (delta) help

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Graduate Solve Surds Using Laplace Transform

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Graduate Differential Equation with loans and investments

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Graduate Calculus of Variations Euler-Lagrange Diff. Eq.

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Undergrad How Do I Find the Inverse Laplace Transform for These Functions?

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