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mathematical technique > equation solving > free boundary problem

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free boundary problem  

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  • In mathematics, a free boundary problem (FB problem) is a partial differential equation to be solved for both an unknown function u and an unknown domain Ω . The segment Γ of the boundary of Ω which is not known at the outset of the problem is the free boundary. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_boundary_problem)

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