Neumann boundary conditions in potential theory

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Neumann boundary conditions in potential theory specify that the normal derivative of a potential function on a boundary is prescribed, modeling situations where flux across the boundary is controlled rather than the potential itself.

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instanceOf boundary condition type ⓘ
mathematical concept ⓘ
partial differential equation boundary condition ⓘ
affects uniqueness of solutions to potential problems ⓘ
appliesTo Laplace equation ⓘ
Poisson equation ⓘ
harmonic functions ⓘ
assumes boundary with sufficient smoothness ⓘ
category homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions ⓘ
inhomogeneous Neumann boundary conditions ⓘ
contrastsWith Dirichlet boundary conditions in potential theory ⓘ
Robin boundary conditions in potential theory ⓘ
controls flux across the boundary ⓘ
ensures conservation of total flux across boundary ⓘ
field applied mathematics ⓘ
mathematical physics ⓘ
potential theory ⓘ
homogeneousForm ∂u/∂n = 0 on the boundary ⓘ
implies solution is determined up to an additive constant ⓘ
involves normal derivative of the potential function ⓘ
outward unit normal vector to the boundary ⓘ
isPartOf classical boundary value problem theory ⓘ
mathematicalForm ∂u/∂n = g on the boundary ⓘ
models impermeable wall in diffusion problems ⓘ
perfectly insulated surface in heat flow ⓘ
perfectly insulating boundary in electrostatics ⓘ
namedAfter Carl Neumann ⓘ
relatedTo Green's functions with Neumann boundary data ⓘ
Green's identities ⓘ
Robin (mixed) boundary conditions ⓘ
boundary integral equations ⓘ
mixed boundary conditions ⓘ
requires compatibility condition on total flux for existence of solution ⓘ
fixing reference potential to ensure uniqueness ⓘ
specifies normal derivative of a potential on a boundary ⓘ
usedFor modeling insulated boundaries ⓘ
modeling no-flux boundaries ⓘ
modeling prescribed flux boundaries ⓘ
usedIn boundary element methods ⓘ
boundary value problems ⓘ
electrostatics ⓘ
finite difference methods ⓘ
finite element methods ⓘ
fluid flow ⓘ
gravitation theory ⓘ
heat conduction ⓘ
steady-state diffusion models ⓘ
variational formulations of PDEs ⓘ
usedToDetermine normal component of gradient on boundary ⓘ

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Franz Ernst Neumann → notableWork → Neumann boundary conditions in potential theory ⓘ
Laplace equation → typicalBoundaryCondition → Neumann boundary condition ⓘ
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Laplace operator → relatedConcept → Neumann boundary condition ⓘ
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Sommerfeld radiation condition → contrastsWith → Neumann boundary condition at finite distance ⓘ
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Laplacian spectrum → relatedTo → Neumann boundary conditions ⓘ
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Carl Neumann → knownFor → Neumann boundary conditions ⓘ
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Dirichlet boundary conditions → contrastedWith → Neumann boundary conditions ⓘ
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Poisson equation → commonBoundaryConditions → Neumann boundary conditions ⓘ
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Sturm–Liouville problem → hasBoundaryConditionType → Neumann boundary conditions ⓘ
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T-duality → mapsDirichletBoundaryConditionsTo → Neumann boundary conditions ⓘ
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