12. One-Dimensional Heat Equation
The One-Dimensional Heat Equation is a critical model for understanding heat diffusion in materials. It highlights the importance of boundary and initial conditions in deriving solutions through methods such as separation of variables. The equation also finds applications in various fields, from engineering to financial mathematics, underscoring its broad relevance.
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- The One-Dimensional Heat Equation is represented as ∂u/∂t = α²∂²u/∂x².
- Separation of variables transforms the PDE into ordinary differential equations.
- Boundary conditions are essential in determining eigenfunctions and their coefficients.
Key Concepts
- -- OneDimensional Heat Equation
- A partial differential equation that describes how heat diffuses through a material over time.
- -- Boundary Conditions
- Conditions that specify the behavior of a solution at the boundaries of the domain.
- -- Separation of Variables
- A mathematical method used to reduce a partial differential equation into simpler ordinary differential equations.
- -- Fourier Series
- A series that expresses a function as a sum of sine and cosine functions, useful for solving heat equations.
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