heat kernel

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:describes fundamental solution to the heat equation
gptkbp:example Gaussian function on Euclidean space
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
differential geometry
partial differential equations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label heat kernel
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:heat_equation
gptkbp:property integrates to one over the manifold
is a function of two points and time
is positive
is symmetric in its spatial arguments
satisfies the semigroup property
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:heat_equation
gptkb:Green's_function
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:probability_theory
gptkb:quantum_field_theory
spectral theory
index theory
analysis of manifolds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Riemannian_manifold
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5