What is Laplace's equation?
'''Laplace's equation''' is a [[partial differential equation]], of the second order. It is named after [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]], an 18th century mathematician who first described it. One of the uses of the equation is to predict the [[Heat conduction|conduction]] of [[heat]], another to model the conduction of [[electricity]]. {{physics-stub}} [[Category:Equations of physics]] [[Category:Partial differential equations]]