
What exactly is a differential? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jul 13, 2015 · The right question is not "What is a differential?" but "How do differentials behave?". Let me explain this by way of an analogy. Suppose I teach you all the rules for …
What is a differential form? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jul 21, 2018 · 69 can someone please informally (but intuitively) explain what "differential form" mean? I know that there is (of course) some formalism behind it - definition and possible …
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See this answer in Quora: What is the difference between derivative and differential?. In simple words, the rate of change of function is called as a derivative and differential is the actual …
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Nov 3, 2016 · What bothers me is this definition is completely circular. I mean we are defining differential by differential itself. Can we define differential more precisely and rigorously? P.S. …
What actually is a differential? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Oct 3, 2019 · I am a bit confused about differentials, and this is probably partly due to what I find to be a rather confusing teaching approach. (I know there are a bunch of similar questions …
Newest 'differential-geometry' Questions - Mathematics Stack …
Differential geometry is the application of differential calculus in the setting of smooth manifolds (curves, surfaces and higher dimensional examples). Modern differential geometry focuses on …
Linear vs nonlinear differential equation - Mathematics Stack …
Jun 8, 2013 · 2 One could define a linear differential equation as one in which linear combinations of its solutions are also solutions.
Differential vs derivative in Differential Geometry - Mathematics …
Apr 1, 2024 · The term differential is used for the linear function or map defined by the linear approximation of a function or map, i.e., the linear map from tangent vectors to directional …
Kernel of Differential Operator - Mathematics Stack Exchange
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Retarded Functional Differential Equation - Mathematics Stack …
I would like some help understanding the proof of lemma 6.1 given here, for the case of an autonomous Retarded Functional Differential Equation (RFDE). The problem for the …