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Boundary value problems, involving both ordinary and partial differential equations, can be profitably viewed as the infinite-dimensional function space versions of finite-dimensional systems of linear algebraic equations. As a result, linear algebra not only provides us with important insights into their underlying mathematical structure, but also motivates both analytical and numerical solution techniques.
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Olver, P.J. (2014). Generalized Functions and Green’s Functions. In: Introduction to Partial Differential Equations. Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02099-0_6
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