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3 - Differential Eigenproblems and Their Applications

from Part I - Matrix Methods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2021

Kevin W. Cassel
Affiliation:
Illinois Institute of Technology
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The eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of self-adjoint differential operators provide the basis functions with respect to which ordinary and partial differential equations can be solved.These methods are extensions of those used to solve linear systems of algebraic equations and ordinary differential equations.Eigenfunction expansions also provide the basis for advanced numerical methods, such as spectral methods, and data-reduction techniques, such as proper-orthogonal decomposition.

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Print publication year: 2021

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