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and in order to solve these equations, we need as well as boundary condi-<br />

tions, initial conditions <strong>of</strong> the form<br />

and<br />

u(x,0) = f (x)<br />

∂u<br />

(x,0) = g (x)<br />

∂t<br />

When B 2 −AC = 0 we have a parabolic problem, an example <strong>of</strong> which is<br />

the heat equation whose form is shown in equation (2.2). Parabolic equations<br />

require boundary conditions and an initial condition <strong>of</strong> the form<br />

u(x,0) = f (x)<br />

The difference between parabolic and hyperbolic equations is that hyperbolic<br />

problems have a finite propagation speed, whereas in parabolic problems the<br />

effects <strong>of</strong> propagation are felt immediately throughout the domain.<br />

2.1.2 Well-posed problems<br />

In addition to the conditions described above, to be able to solve a partial<br />

differential equation, we should also have a well-posed problem, in the sense<br />

described by Hadamard (1923). We have a well-posed problem if<br />

1. a solution to the problem exists.<br />

2. the solution is unique.<br />

3. the solution depends continuously on the problem data, that is, small<br />

changes in data yield small changes in the solution.<br />

For an elliptic problem, we need to have the partial differential equation<br />

defined in the interior <strong>of</strong> some region, with the solution subject to a single<br />

boundary condition at each point <strong>of</strong> the boundary. The type <strong>of</strong> boundary<br />

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