Re: Mathematica DSolve Terminal Boundary- How?
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- Subject: [mg68234] Re: [mg68204] Mathematica DSolve Terminal Boundary- How?
- From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 04:48:01 -0400 (EDT)
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DSolve[{y'[t] == 2 a t, y[T] == 0}, y[t], t]
{{y[t] -> a*t^2 - a*T^2}}
Bob Hanlon
---- Ajaz Hussain <ahussain at babson.edu> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to find a general solution for a differential equation from t = o to t = T. I know that y[T]== 0 but don't know y[0]. How do I "fool" DSolve to give me a solution? The manual gives this command for boundary values:
>
> DSolve[ {eqn == 0, y[o] == initial value}, y[x], x]
>
> I want to instead have: y[T] = terminal value
>
> Thanks!!
>
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Bob Hanlon
hanlonr at cox.net