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Boundary value problems for elliptic differential equations are of great significance in physics and engineering. They arise, among other places, in the areas of fluid dynamics, electrodynamics, stationary heat and mass transport (diffusion), statics, and reactor physics (neutron transport). In contrast to boundary value problems, initial value problems for elliptic differential equations are not properly posed as a rule (cf. Example 1.14).
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Meis, T., Marcowitz, U. (1981). Boundary Value Problems for Elliptic Differential Equations. In: Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations. Applied Mathematical Sciences, vol 32. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5885-8_2
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