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In solving transport phenomena problems, we use "boundary conditions" and "initial conditions". In mathematical terms, (that is, types of variables), what are "boundary conditions" and what are "initial conditions"

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The boundary conditions for a transport phenomenon are determined.

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Boundary Conditions is a set of mathematical conditions to be satisfied, in the solution of a differential equation, at the edges or physical boundaries ...

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