laplace operator

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|mathematics|physics}} A [[differential operator]], denoted [[∆]] and defined on <math>\mathbb{R}^n</math> as <math>\Delta = \sum_{i=1}^n \frac{\partial^2}{\partial x_i^2}</math>, used in the [[modeling]] of [[wave]] [[propagation]], [[heat]] [[flow]] and many other [[application]]s.

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