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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is meant by initial conditions, and zero initial conditions..how do they differ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can any one reply??????????????????

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm not really sure what your asking but I'll try. Initial conditions are the conditions at the initial time...t=0. By zero initial initial conditions I assume you mean the initial conditions are zero at time t=0. For instance the distance traveled by a runner at time t=0 is zero distance, x=0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

initial is what it has at starting i.e charge on a capacitor,battery e.t.c but 0 condition is at current zero instant charge of capacitor

OpenStudy (anonymous):

initial means that which has defined as the starting of it and zero initial means it has to start from zero olny

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think zero initial condition means that the initial value is zero whereas for initial condition it may be somevalue other than zero.......................

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lets understand in a context of an experiment ; initial means the point when you start your observation.... so it could be any time. Zero initial condition essentially set the first value of you observation to zero.

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