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Burgers equation  

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  • Burgers' equation or Bateman–Burgers equation is a fundamental partial differential equation and convection–diffusion equation occurring in various areas of applied mathematics, such as fluid mechanics, nonlinear acoustics, gas dynamics, and traffic flow. The equation was first introduced by Harry Bateman in 1915 and later studied by Johannes Martinus Burgers in 1948. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgers%27_equation)

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  • Burgers model

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