Initial value problem

In calculus, an initial value problem (IVP) is an ordinary differential equation together with an initial condition which specifies the value of the unknown function at a given point in the domain. Modeling a system in physics or other sciences frequently amounts to solving an initial value problem. In that context, the IVP is a differential equation which specifies how the system evolves with time plus the initial conditions of the problem.

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