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Foil 3 Partial Differential Equations: Use in Continuum Physics
Examples and basic Notation

From CPS615 Module on Iterative PDE Solvers CPS615 Basic Simulation Track for Computational Science -- Fall Semester 95. by Geoffrey C. Fox
Physical systems which behave as continuous systems at a macroscopic level, in a fluid fashion
Examples:
  • airflow over an airplane wing
  • radar waves reflecting from airport traffic
  • blood circulation in the human body
  • simulating global climate to predict changes in the ozone layer
Partial Differential Equations (PDE's) are characterized by rate of changes in 2 or more independent variables

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