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Foil 4 Partial Differential Equations: Use in Continuum Physics
Examples and basic Notation

From CPS615-Basic PDE Solver Discussion and Sparse Matrix Formulation Delivered Lectures of CPS615 Basic Simulation Track for Computational Science -- 8 November 96. by Geoffrey C. Fox *
Secs 177.1
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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