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Why do we convert a partial differential equation into canonical form?

May 01, 2010 by dido | Posted in Mathematics

I mean what is the use of converting it .
How is it beneficial than in the normal form ?
If it gets simpler to solve then, how does it get simpler?

I'm not sure what you mean by "canonical" and "normal." I'll try to answer your question in the way I understand it. The word "canonical" can mean many things, but in this context it might just mean "usual" form

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