Wiener-Hopf method

proper noun

A technique for solving systems of integral equations, with wider use in solving two-dimensional partial differential equations with mixed boundary conditions on the same boundary. It works by exploiting the complex-analytical properties of transformed functions.

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proper nounthe Wiener-Hopf method
  1. mathematicsA technique for solving systems of integral equations, with wider use in solving two-dimensional partial differential equations with mixed boundary conditions on the same boundary. It works by exploiting the complex-analytical properties of transformed functions.

Origin

Developed by Norbert Wiener and Eberhard Hopf.

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