Friday, December 7, 2018

calculus - Differentials in the argument of a function



Does the following equation make mathematical sense?



2f(t+dt,x)=f(t,xdx)+f(t,x+dx)



Its form appears to resemble a PDE, but I cannot find a way to manipulate the differentials inside the function arguments to demonstrate that idea.



My only thought is to relate f(x+dx) with the definition of the derivative. That is,




dfdx=limhf(x+h)f(x)h.



However, h is not a differential, and I have run out of ideas. Is my fundamental understanding of a differential variable incorrect, or can the equation above be revived?


Answer



It could make sense with a change: Subtract 2f(t,x) from both sides of the equation, to get
2(f(t+dt,x)f(t,x))=f(t,xdx)2f(t,x)+f(t,x+dx).


If, instead of this, it were
2f(t+dt,x)f(t,x)dt=f(t,xdx)2f(t,x)+f(t,x+dx)dx2

then you would say it is an approximation to the heat equation
2ft=fxx


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