A boundary value problem is a problem, typically an Ordinary Differential Equation or a Partial Differential
Equation, which has values assigned on the physical boundary of the Domain in which the problem is specified. For
example,
See also Boundary Conditions, Initial Value Problem
References
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Press, W. H.; Flannery, B. P.; Teukolsky, S. A.; and Vetterling, W. T. ``Two Point Boundary Value Problems.'' Ch. 17 in
Numerical Recipes in FORTRAN: The Art of Scientific Computing, 2nd ed. Cambridge, England:
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