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Partial differential equations : an introduction /

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Publisher description: Covers the fundamental properties of partial differential equations (PDEs) and proven techniques useful in analyzing them. Uses a broad approach to illustrate the rich diversity of phenomena such as vibrations of solids, fluid flow, molecular structure, photon and electron int...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Strauss, Walter A., 1937-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Wiley, [1992]
Subjects:
Differential equations, Partial.
Équations aux dérivées partielles.
Differential equations
Partiële differentiaalvergelijkingen.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents:
  • Where PDEs come from
  • Waves and diffusions
  • Reflections and sources
  • Boundary problems
  • Fourier series
  • Harmonic functions
  • Green's identities and Green's functions
  • Computation of solutions
  • Waves in space
  • Boundaries in the plane and in space
  • General eigenvalue problems
  • Distributions and transforms
  • PDE problems from physics
  • Nonlinear PDEs
  • Appendix
  • References
  • Answers and hints to selected exercises.