Heat Equation

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf partial differential equations
gptkbp:application gptkb:Probability_theory
Engineering
Finance
Thermal analysis
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Dirichlet_boundary_condition
gptkb:Neumann_boundary_condition
Robin boundary condition
gptkbp:canonicalForm ∂u/∂t = α∇²u
gptkbp:describes Heat conduction
gptkbp:dimensions Two-dimensional
Three-dimensional
One-dimensional
gptkbp:field gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:Physics
gptkbp:form ∂u/∂t = α(∂²u/∂x² + ∂²u/∂y² + ∂²u/∂z²)
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Joseph_Fourier
1822
gptkbp:governs Temperature distribution in a given region over time
gptkbp:hasSpecialCase gptkb:Laplace's_equation
gptkb:Steady-state_heat_equation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Heat Equation
gptkbp:mainVariable Time
Temperature
Spatial coordinates
gptkbp:parameter Thermal diffusivity
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Kolmogorov_forward_equation
gptkb:Fokker-Planck_equation
Brownian motion
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Diffusion_Equation
gptkb:Laplace_Equation
gptkb:Wave_Equation
gptkbp:solutionProperty Satisfies energy dissipation
Satisfies maximum principle
Smooths initial data
gptkbp:solvedBy gptkb:Green's_functions
Fourier series
Numerical methods
Separation of variables
gptkbp:type Parabolic partial differential equation
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Engineering_mathematics
gptkb:Environmental_science
Chemistry
Image processing
Biology
Stochastic processes
Geophysics
Mathematical physics
Material science
Option pricing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Linear_Scale_Space
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7