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Laplace operator

In mathematics, the Laplace operator or Laplacian is a differential operator given by the divergence of the gradient of a scalar function on Euclidean space. It is usually denoted by the symbols ⁠ ∇ ⋅ ∇ {\displaystyle \nabla \cdot \nabla } ⁠, ∇ 2 {\displaystyle \nabla ^{2}} (where ∇ {\displaystyle \nabla } is the nabla operator), or ⁠ Δ {\displaystyle…

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Laplace operatoris asecond-order differential operator in the n-dimensional Euclidean space0.90text
Laplace operatoris afinite-difference analog of the continuous Laplacian0.90text
a chemical concentrationinstance ofif u is the density at equilibrium of some quantity0.80text
then the net flux of u through the boundaryinstance ofif u is the density at equilibrium of some quantity0.80text
spheresinstance ofon homogeneous spaces0.80text
the Laplaceinstance ofon homogeneous spaces0.80text
Dirichlet or Neumann conditionsinstance ofis a bounded domain and one imposes boundary conditions0.80text
then the corresponding realization of the Laplacian is a self-adjoint operator with compact resolventinstance ofis a bounded domain and one imposes boundary conditions0.80text
Laplace operatorrelated to DefinitionThe Laplace0.60section
Laplace operatorrelated to DefinitionEuclidean0.60section
Laplace operatorrelated to DefinitionThus0.60section
Laplace operatorrelated to DefinitionLaplacian0.60section

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