Description
Dependency graph for classical PDEs: Laplace, heat, and wave equations. Shows how definitions of elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic operators lead to existence, uniqueness, and regularity theorems.
Dependency Flowchart
graph TD
D1["D1 Laplace operator\nΔu = Σ ∂²u/∂xᵢ²"]
D2["D2 Heat operator\n∂u/∂t − αΔu = 0"]
D3["D3 Wave operator\n∂²u/∂t² − c²Δu = 0"]
D4["D4 Classification\nElliptic, Parabolic, Hyperbolic"]
T1["T1 Existence of Laplace solutions\nDirichlet problem has solution"]
T2["T2 Uniqueness for heat equation\nMaximum principle"]
T3["T3 Uniqueness for wave equation\nEnergy method"]
T4["T4 Regularity\nSmooth data ⇒ smooth solution"]
T5["T5 Harnack inequality\nFor nonnegative harmonic functions"]
D1 --> D2
D1 --> D3
D1 --> D4
D2 --> T2
D3 --> T3
D1 --> T1
D1 --> T5
D2 --> T4
D3 --> T4
D4 --> T4
T1 --> T5
classDef definition fill:#3498db,color:#fff,stroke:#2980b9
classDef theorem fill:#1abc9c,color:#fff,stroke:#16a085
class D1,D2,D3,D4 definition
class T1,T2,T3,T4,T5 theorem
Color Scheme
Blue
Definitions (D1–D4)
Definitions (D1–D4)
Teal
Theorems (T1–T5)
Theorems (T1–T5)
Info
- Subcategory: partial_differential_equations
- Keywords: Laplace equation, heat equation, wave equation, elliptic, parabolic, hyperbolic
- Research frontier: arXiv math.AP