Define PDE VI
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Defines the right side of a partial differential equation and its coefficients. You must manually select the polymorphic instance to use.

Helmholtz Equation
The following equation defines the Helmholtz equation:
where k and a are constant coefficients, u is the unknown function, and f is the right side of the equation. The operator
is the Laplacian. The Laplacian in Cartesian coordinates is defined as
in two-dimensional space and
in three-dimensional space.
Heat Equation
The following equation defines the general form of the heat equation:
Wave Equation
The following equation defines the general form of the wave equation:
Examples
Refer to the following example files included with LabVIEW.
- labview\examples\Mathematics\Differential Equations - PDE\PDE Flexible Element.vi
- labview\examples\Mathematics\Differential Equations - PDE\PDE String Vibration.vi
- labview\examples\Mathematics\Differential Equations - PDE\PDE Thermal Distribution.vi