Re: Eliminating unknown functions from partial differential equations
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 - Subject: [mg41069] Re: Eliminating unknown functions from partial differential equations
 - From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
 - Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 04:57:48 -0400 (EDT)
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Hi,
eqn = {x'[t] == y[t],
y'[t] == -x[t]}
Eliminate[Join [eqn, D[#, t] & /@ eqn], {y[t], y'[t]}]
Regards
  Jens
Stepan Yakovenko wrote:
> 
> Hello all !
> 
> Is it possible to eliminate some of unknown functions from a partial
> differential equation ?
> For instance :
> 
> x'[t]=y[t]
> y'[t]=-x[t]
> 
> ->
> 
> x''[t]=-x[t]
> 
> Thanx in advance.
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Best regards,
>  Stepan                          mailto:yakovenko at ngs.ru