Dispersive partial differential equation
Encyclopedia
In mathematics
, a dispersive partial differential equation or dispersive PDE is a partial differential equation
that is dispersive
. In this context, dispersion means that waves of different wavelength
propagate at different phase velocities
.
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, a dispersive partial differential equation or dispersive PDE is a partial differential equation
Partial differential equation
In mathematics, partial differential equations are a type of differential equation, i.e., a relation involving an unknown function of several independent variables and their partial derivatives with respect to those variables...
that is dispersive
Dispersion relation
In physics and electrical engineering, dispersion most often refers to frequency-dependent effects in wave propagation. Note, however, that there are several other uses of the word "dispersion" in the physical sciences....
. In this context, dispersion means that waves of different wavelength
Wavelength
In physics, the wavelength of a sinusoidal wave is the spatial period of the wave—the distance over which the wave's shape repeats.It is usually determined by considering the distance between consecutive corresponding points of the same phase, such as crests, troughs, or zero crossings, and is a...
propagate at different phase velocities
Phase velocity
The phase velocity of a wave is the rate at which the phase of the wave propagates in space. This is the speed at which the phase of any one frequency component of the wave travels. For such a component, any given phase of the wave will appear to travel at the phase velocity...
.
Linear equations
- Euler–Bernoulli beam equation with time-dependent loading
- Airy equation
- Schrödinger equationSchrödinger equationThe Schrödinger equation was formulated in 1926 by Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger. Used in physics , it is an equation that describes how the quantum state of a physical system changes in time....
- Klein–Gordon equation
Nonlinear equations
- nonlinear Schrödinger equationNonlinear Schrödinger equationIn theoretical physics, the nonlinear Schrödinger equation is a nonlinear version of Schrödinger's equation. It is a classical field equation with applications to optics and water waves. Unlike the Schrödinger equation, it never describes the time evolution of a quantum state...
- Korteweg–de Vries equationKorteweg–de Vries equationIn mathematics, the Korteweg–de Vries equation is a mathematical model of waves on shallow water surfaces. It is particularly notable as the prototypical example of an exactly solvable model, that is, a non-linear partial differential equation whose solutions can be exactly and precisely specified...
(or KdV equation) - Boussinesq equation (water waves)
- sine–Gordon equation
External links
- The Dispersive PDE Wiki.