Dirichlet Problem


Dirichlet problem

[‚dē·rē′klā ‚präb·ləm] (mathematics) To determine a solution to Laplace's equation which satisfies certain conditions in a region and on its boundary.

Dirichlet Problem

 

(named after P. G. L. Dirichlet), the problem of finding a harmonic function from its values given on the boundary of the region under consideration.