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Differential equations

Attractor
Concept in dynamical systems
Bifurcation theory
Study of sudden qualitative behavior changes caused by small parameter changes
Boundary value problem
Differential equation together with a set of additional constraints (boundary conditions)
Butterfly effect
Idea that small causes can have large effects
Change of variables (PDE)
Technique in partial differential evaluation
Chaos theory
Field of mathematics
Conserved quantity
Value remaining constant in a dynamical system
Control theory
Branch of engineering and mathematics
Crank–Nicolson method
Finite difference method for numerically solving parabolic differential equations
Differential equation
Mathematical equation involving derivatives of an unknown function
Dirichlet problem
Problem of finding a function which solves a specified partial differential equation
Dynamical system
Mathematical model which describes the time dependence of a point in a geometrical space
Dynamical system simulation
Computer modeling of time-varying behavior of a dynamical system
Dynamical systems theory
Area of mathematics used to describe the behavior of complex dynamical systems, usually by employing differential equations or difference equations
Edge of chaos
Transition space between order and disorder
Elliptic operator
Type of differential operator
Elliptic partial differential equation
Class of partial differential equations
Euler method
An explicit, first-order method for numerically solving ordinary differential equations
Finite element method
Numerical method for solving physical or engineering problems
Flow (mathematics)
Mathematical formalization of the motion of particles in a fluid
Homogeneous differential equation
Mathematical relation with derivatives
Hyperbolic partial differential equation
Partial differential equation (PDE) of order n that has a well-posed initial value problem for the first n−1 derivatives
Initial condition
Parameter in differential equations and dynamical systems
Integrating factor
Function that is commonly used to solve ordinary differential equations
Limit cycle
Behavior in a nonlinear system
Linear differential equation
Differential equations that are linear with respect to the unknown function and its derivatives
Linear dynamical system
Type of mathematical system
Lyapunov exponent
The rate of separation of infinitesimally close trajectories
Method of lines
Numerical method for solving partial differential equations
Multibody system
A tool to study dynamic behavior of interconnected rigid or flexible bodies;
Nonlinear system
System where changes of output are not proportional to changes of input
Numerical methods for ordinary differential equations
Methods used to find numerical solutions of ordinary differential equations
Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations
Academic journal
Ordinary differential equation
Differential equation containing derivatives with respect to only one variable
Parabolic partial differential equation
Class of second-order linear partial differential equations
Partial differential equation
Multivariable functions and their partial derivatives
Phase space (disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
Power series solution of differential equations
Method for solving differential equations
Runge–Kutta methods
Family of implicit and explicit iterative methods
Separation of variables
Technique for solving differential equations
Shooting method
Method for solving boundary value problems
Stability theory
Part of mathematics that addresses the stability of solutions
System of differential equations
Group of differential equations
Three-body problem
Physics problem related to laws of motion and gravity