Questions on the symbolic (DSolve, DifferentialRoot) and numerical (NDSolve) solutions of differential equations in Mathematica.
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Modelling a Rocket Launch using NDSolve
I'm trying to model a rocket launch with Mathematica but I've run into a little problem since I don't know how to turn the thrust off. I'm using Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation plus an added ...
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Can't solve “a particle in a box” problem! Have an error [on hold]
Vo[X_] := Which[x < 0, Infinity, 0 <= x <= L, 0, L < x, Infinity]
eqn = (-\[HBar]^2/2/m) D[Ψ[x], {x, 2}] + Vo[x]*Ψ[x] == e*Ψ[x]
DSolve[eqn , Ψ[x], x]
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Create ParametricFunction object without ParametricNDSolve
Documentation of v9 states that ParametricFunction is generated by ParametricNDSolve and ...
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Bifurcation diagrams for system of equations
I am interested in constructing a bifurcation diagram for parameter a in the dynamical system given in the code below. I want to see how parameter changes affect the stability of the system. The ...
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extract data from the solution of a ODE [on hold]
I want to fit the solution of my ODE. How can I extract the data points from the solution? It's explained here.
As an example we have this:
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Can graph interpolating function, but not use it. Any thoughts?
When solving a system of differential equations numerically, I get two interpolating functions. I can graph both of these, but when I try to evaluate either of the functions at a point, it just spits ...
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Interpolating a ParametricFunction
Original domain of my independent variable t is 0 to 10 nanometers, but in Mathematica (as in most numerical software), it's good idea to solve differential ...
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NDSolve for a large system of coupled (complex valued) ODEs
The system under consideration here is a generalization of the one I discussed in this problem. Qualitatively, I am trying to solve a system of coupled nonlinear (up to order 4 in the dep variables) ...
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Changing a wave simulation
I want to adjust some code that I found on this Wolfram Demonstration: http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/WaterRipplesPassingThroughASlit/
Basically it shows a wave passing through a single slit. I ...
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Ploting a 3D vector field using Manipulate, VectorPlot3D and NDSolve
My aim is to plot a vector field of the following system with a few trajectories:
$$r'(t)=i-l.r(t)-\text{ux}. r(t). x(t)-\text{uy}. r(t). y(t) \\ x'(t)=\text{ex}. \text{ux}. r(t). x(t)-\text{mx}. ...
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NDSolve: ProcessEquations and Reinitialize with Piecewise functions
I am having trouble with using NDSolve`Reinitialize when the system consists of a pieceise function.
If we define the ODE system
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3D Phase Portrait with direction fields and sample solution curves [duplicate]
I have seen NDSolve and ParamtericPlot3D used for things like the Lorenz Attractor, but was wondering if there is a way to draw a 3D phase portrait for a system.
Something akin to this: ...
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Having Mathematica solve or help solve a set of 8 equations
There is a set of DDE's that arise in leukemia dynamics and I'd like to find the equilibrium points of the system by setting all of the derivatives equal to zero. The system can be described in ...
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Problem in solving PDE
I have a problem in solving a type of PDE. The actual problem involves diffusion and adsorption in a trench, but here is a simpler example. I have two independent variables $t$ and $x$. There are two ...
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Limitations of ParametricNDSolve family w.r.t objective functions
Observation:
I can see even for very simple modification in case of an scalar objective involving an definite integral in time ParametricNDSolve fails. Here is an ...