Questions tagged [boundary-conditions]
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DSolve to obtain a tanh solution
We are given a simple ODE with BCs:
$\xi^2 \frac{df^2}{dx^2} + f - f^3 = 0$
$f(x=0) = 0$
$\\f(x\to\infty) = 1$
On paper this is quite easy to solve. One can obtain the solution
$f(x) = \operatorname{...
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How to Solve Functional Differential Equation
I tried to solve this equation numerically.
eqnEx = x''[t] + x[2 t] == 0;
NDSolve[{eqnEx, x[1] == 10, x'[1] == 0}, x[t], {t, 1, 10}]
Two important character of the ...
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Laplace's equation in spherical coordinates with Neumann b.c
I am trying to find the temperature field in a semi-infinite solid on whose surface there is an isotherm spherical cap sunken by a length p. For example:
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Modelling transparent boundary conditions on a three-bonded quantum graph
I've created two issue last year, but unfortunately was able to return to this problem only now.
This question is a continue to this issue.
Essentially I am now trying to apply a solution from the ...
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How to pose Dirichlet and Neumann BCs on same boundary?
Let' s look on the Laplace equation in a rectangle area:
Eq0 = Inactive[Laplacian][u[x, y], {x, y}]
\[CapitalOmega] = Rectangle[{0, 0}, {2, 1}]
and try to solve it ...
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Stokes equations in 2D with traction boundary conditions
This is a follow-up to a previous question (see here). We would like to solve the two-dimensional Stokes equations using the FEM package in Mathematica, when we prescribe traction boundary conditions. ...
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Making boundary condition a variable in ParametricNDSolve
I would like to make where my ODE is evaluated at (not the boundary condition itself but rather the "x" value of the boundary condition) to be a variable in my code. I find that Mathematica ...
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the question about second order differential equations
I have a second order differential equation with two known initial conditions like this:
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Stokes equations in 2D with Neumann conditions
I would like to solve the 2D Stokes equations within a unit disk, say $\Omega$, by using the finite element method (FEM) as it is implemented in NDSolve (by loading ...
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initial condition in finite element method
I want to apply the initial condition below to the linear element
c(x; 0) = sin(10πx); if x in [0; 0:1] and
c(x; 0) = 0; if x in [0:1; 1].
I tried like
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Mass Transfer Value
I'm trying to model the following boundary condition using MassTransferValue.
$$
D_A \frac{\partial[A]} {\partial x} + D_B \frac{\partial[B]} {\partial x}+ D_C \...
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Solving a Weak Interacting Gross-Pitaevskii equation with NDSolve
I am trying to solve the Gross-Pitaevskii equation for varying parameters, by creating a function:
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NDSolve with boundary conditions [closed]
I am trying to solve Laplace's equation with a boundary condition. The condition is that there is a box with zero potential on its walls, a 1D plate with potential V at the top of a two dimensional ...
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Conjugated Diffusion Equations
I am new to mathematical-biology and I have to solve the following (diffusion-like) equation
\begin{eqnarray}
\frac{\partial a(x,t)}{\partial t}= D \frac{\partial^2 a(x,t)}{\partial x^2}\\
\frac{\...
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Solving a 2D heat equation on a square with Dirichlet boundary conditions
I am trying to solve the following heat equation problem on the square [0,1]x[0,1].
\begin{equation*} \begin{gathered} u_t = u_{xx} + u_{yy} + f(x,y,t), \qquad u(x,y,0) = 0, \qquad u=0 \text{ on ...
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Is Shooting the best NDSolve method for two point conditions, and how to improve its accuracy?
Hi I have a two point conditions problem (controlled SIR epidemics via Pontryagin BVP), which is supposed to depend heavily on initial conditions, which break the problem into several cases (...
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Solving a heat equation on a finite interval with Neuman boundary conditions
I am new to Mathematica and need to verify my numerical result.
Can anyone please show me how to solve the following heat equation problem $$ u_t = u_{xx}$$
on the interval $ x \in [0,1]$. The initial ...
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NDSolve to automate shooting method (or others) for free boundary value problem?
I am trying to solve the following system of differential equations using NDSolve:
$$
\begin{align*}
f'(s) &= \frac{f(s)}{g(s)-s}\\
g'(s) &= \frac{g(s)}{f(s)-s}\\
f(0) &= 0\\
g(0) &= 0\...
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Solve numerically 2D parametric boundary problem
For a personal project, I want to solve the following problem:
Let $f\left(\boldsymbol{r}\right)$ be a 2D function, and let $\boldsymbol{r}\left(s\right)=\left(x\left(s\right),y\left(s\right)\right)$ ...
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Solving partial differential equation
I am new to mathematica and I want to solve the following pde. I have two boundary conditions and one initial condition.
I have tried the following code but the output is not the solution and it's ...
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Trying to find values of two parameters that match the boundary conditions defined
I have been trying to solve for the values of two parameters that satisfy the boundary conditions set for a set of equations set. The below is the code.
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DSolve a partial differential equation with two boundary conditions
While trying to solve:
$$
z \frac{\partial}{\partial z} (z G(s,z))=z \cosh (s) \frac{\partial}{\partial z} G(s,z)-\frac{1}{2}
\sinh (s) \frac{\partial}{\partial s} G(s,z)
$$
using DSolve it gives a ...
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Second-order nonlinear ordinary differential equation with some conditions
I just started to solve second-order nonlinear ordinary differential equation with boundaries condition I wanted to solve by DSolve but I know should be some ...
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DSolve for deflection of an elastic beam
I have to write a notebook about comparing the results of the deflection of an elastic beam, calculated with discrete methods and FE methods. The code has to be generalized for any kind of beam ...
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Numerically solve PDEs with constraints and without boundary solution
I have a PDE like
D[h[x1, x2], x1]*a[x1,x2]+D[h[x1,x2], x2]*b[x1,x2] + c[x1,x2] == h[x1,x2]
s.t. gradient(h(0,0))==0
where a,b,c are known functions of x1 and x2, ...
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How do I add a velocity boundary condition with specific time period
I have a wave equation for displacement and velocity, I want to add this boundary condition $v(x=0,\,t>0)=1$
My mathematica code is
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How can I solve a system of PDEs with constraints but having unknown boundary conditions
I have a 1st order system of two PDEs with two independent variables and two dependent variables.
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Trying to solve a PDE — getting warnings I don't understand
Consider the partial differential equation
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How to impose null divergence in the solution of NDEigensystem
I am trying to use NDEigensystem to find eigenvalues and eigenmodes of the following Laplacian with boundary conditions:
$$\vec{\nabla}^2 \vec{A}(x,z) = vals \; \...
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Trying to solve non-linear coupled differential equation with boundary conditions at different points
I'm trying to solve systems of dif. equations with boundaries conditions at distinct points such as:
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How to define smooth random initial conditions consistent with boundary conditions for this 1+2D PDE?
I wrote a fully working code to numerically solve a non-linear variation of the classic 1+2D waves equation. Here's a stripped down version of it (classic waves equation), with static initial ...
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Solving a system of PDE-ODE with Dirichlet condition
I'm trying to solve a system of one PDE and one ODE that are dependent on time and distance (H[x,t] and P[x,t]) with the distance varying between x = 0 and x = xmax. The value for function P is 0 at x ...
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Boundary value problem with a DiracDelta
It seems that Mathematica can solve an initial value problem with a DiracDelta, but not a boundary value problem with a ...
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Boundary conditions at infinity for 1+2D wave equation in Mathematica 7
To solve a waves equation, I need to define some boundary conditions. The wave is propagating on an infinite plane, and it's not a membrane fixed on some fixed support. I'm have difficulties in ...
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Three coupled PDEs to be solved semi-analytically/analytically
I have been trying to solve the following three coupled PDEs where the final objective is to find the distributions $\theta_h, \theta_c$ and $\theta_w$:
$x\in[0,1]$ and $y\in[0,1]$
$$\frac{\partial \...
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Problems with boundary conditions
I am new to mathematica and I have doubts with my code, I probably have errors with the boundary conditions
If you could help me I would appreciate it very much
my code is the following
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Give NeumannValue a nonlinear function
I have the following simpler example of my actual problem which reproduces my question
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Finding solution for larger intervals with shooting method
I am trying to solve numerically the following non linear differential equation:
$ y''(x)+\frac{3}{x}y'(x)=\frac{{\rm d}V(y)}{{\rm d}y},\qquad V(y)=\frac{1}{4}(y(x)^2-1)^2+\frac{a}{2}(y(x)-1),$
with ...
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Analytical solution for ODE with a power-law term?
I want to solve the following differential equation which is a very common growth law model in biology — a generalization of the logistic equation. In this case, the equation possesses a power-law ...
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Boundary condition dependence on NDSolve inconsistent
In attempting to solve a fourth order system I have encountered an issue with the way NDSolve uses boundary conditions. Consider the following three different attempts:
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General:: Exp[-717.401] is too small to represent as a normalized machine number; precision may be lost
I am solving pde.
For the post processing bvp, there is solution given in output which is the solution from mathematica version 10.0.1.
Output from above in mathematica 10.0.1 is,
But when the similar ...
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Solve coupled partial differential equations with absorbing BCs
I try to solve the following system of coupled equations with NDSolve but the results seem to be not correct. I attached my code in which five dependent variables $f_{1}$, $f_{2}$, $f_{3}$, $f_{4}$, ...
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Solving a Modified Biharmonic Equation on a Square
I am seeking to solve the differential equation
\begin{equation}
\left[\partial_{\overline{x}}^{4}+2\left(1+\delta\right)\partial_{\overline{x}}^{2}\partial_{\overline{y}}^{2}+\partial_{\overline{y}}^{...
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Solving heat equation on a cylinder with insulated ends and convective boundary conditions
I am trying to solve heat equation on a cylinder whose ends are thermally insulated and its circular face is exposed to convection. Therefore I have Neumann boundary condition on all faces of the ...
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PDE with boundary condition (differential equation)
I am trying to find a solution to this boundary value problem
$$h_t= \frac{1}{2} \sigma^2 x^2 h_{xx} + r x h_x \quad s.t.\\
Ah(b,t)+Bh_x(b,t)=g(t),$$
where $A,B,\sigma,r,b$ are constants and $g(t)$ ...
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Geometrically nonlinear beam deflection
Edit only for those interested in large deflections of beams
I discovered a mistake in the equations of the original question (below): in the normal force (compression/traction) ...
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Error when using NDSolveValue. Lists are not the same shape
Please, help me with the following issue.
I am solving the following system of the coupled PDEs
with the following boundary conditions
and initial conditions.
After performing the following ...
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NDsolve Boundary Condition is a Function of the Solution
I am trying to solve something like Fick's Law using NDSolve:
$$\frac{\partial \varphi}{\partial t}=\frac{\partial^2 \varphi}{\partial r^2}+F(r,t)$$
Subject to a ...
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Shooting Method with extra Unknown Condition
I've been trying to solve a system of 3 coupled 2nd order ODEs, for a real variable $x$, $0\geq x\leq \infty$. The equations are the following:
\begin{align}
&x^{2}\,h''(x) - x\,h'(x) + x^{2}\,g^{...
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solving a 2D eigenvalue problem for a partial differential equation
I'm fairly new to Mathematica and I'm looking for a way to solve a partial differential equation subject to periodic boundary conditions. The form of the equation looks like this:
$\frac{\partial^2}{\...
