What is Laplace's equation?
An equation in fluid dynamics
An equation in quantum mechanics
An equation in general relativity
A second-order partial differential equation
Answer
Laplace's equation is a second-order partial differential equation named after Pierre-Simon Laplace. It is the simplest example of elliptic partial differential equations and is widely applied in many fields of physics.
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