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  2. Hyperbolic functions - Wikipedia

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    Hyperbolic functions occur in the calculations of angles and distances in hyperbolic geometry. They also occur in the solutions of many linear differential equations (such as the equation defining a catenary ), cubic equations , and Laplace's equation in Cartesian coordinates .

  3. Hyperbola - Wikipedia

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    Many other mathematical objects have their origin in the hyperbola, such as hyperbolic paraboloids (saddle surfaces), hyperboloids ("wastebaskets"), hyperbolic geometry (Lobachevsky's celebrated non-Euclidean geometry), hyperbolic functions (sinh, cosh, tanh, etc.), and gyrovector spaces (a geometry proposed for use in both relativity and ...

  4. Hyperbolic partial differential equation - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a hyperbolic partial differential equation of order is a partial differential equation (PDE) that, roughly speaking, has a well-posed initial value problem for the first derivatives. [ citation needed ] More precisely, the Cauchy problem can be locally solved for arbitrary initial data along any non-characteristic hypersurface .

  5. Partial differential equation - Wikipedia

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    B 2 − AC > 0 (hyperbolic partial differential equation): hyperbolic equations retain any discontinuities of functions or derivatives in the initial data. An example is the wave equation. The motion of a fluid at supersonic speeds can be approximated with hyperbolic PDEs, and the Euler–Tricomi equation is hyperbolic where x > 0.

  6. Inverse hyperbolic functions - Wikipedia

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    Hyperbolic functions occur in the calculation of angles and distances in hyperbolic geometry. They also occur in the solutions of many linear differential equations (such as the equation defining a catenary), cubic equations, and Laplace's equation in Cartesian coordinates.

  7. Method of characteristics - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, the method of characteristics is a technique for solving partial differential equations.Typically, it applies to first-order equations, though in general characteristic curves can also be found for hyperbolic and parabolic partial differential equation.

  8. Paraboloid - Wikipedia

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    A hyperbolic paraboloid of equation = or = (this is the same up to a rotation of axes) may be called a rectangular hyperbolic paraboloid, by analogy with rectangular hyperbolas. Plane sections A hyperbolic paraboloid with hyperbolas and parabolas

  9. Euler equations (fluid dynamics) - Wikipedia

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    The Euler equations are quasilinear hyperbolic equations and their general solutions are waves. Under certain assumptions they can be simplified leading to Burgers equation . Much like the familiar oceanic waves , waves described by the Euler Equations 'break' and so-called shock waves are formed; this is a nonlinear effect and represents the ...