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Partial differential equations of mathematical physics 776


 
Module code WTW 776
Qualification Postgraduate
Faculty Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Module content

Field-theoretic and material models of mathematical physics. The Friedrichs-Sobolev spaces. Energy methods and Hilbert spaces, weak solutions – existence and uniqueness. Separation of variables, Laplace transform, eigenvalue problems and eigenfunction expansions. The regularity theorems for elliptic forms (without proofs) and their applications. Weak solutions for the heat/diffusion and related equations.
Module credits 15.00
NQF Level 08
Prerequisites WTW 710 or WTW 735
Contact time 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Period of presentation Semester 2
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