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.. _sphx_glr_examples_gallery_advanced_pdes_heterogeneous_bcs.py:


Heterogeneous boundary conditions
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This example implements a diffusion equation with a boundary condition specified by a
function, which can in principle depend on time.

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    import numpy as np

    from pde import CartesianGrid, DiffusionPDE, ScalarField

    # define grid and an initial state
    grid = CartesianGrid([[-5, 5], [-5, 5]], 32)
    field = ScalarField(grid)


    # define the boundary conditions, which here are calculated from a function
    def bc_value(adjacent_value, dx, x, y, t):
        """Return boundary value."""
        return np.sign(x)


    # define and solve a simple diffusion equation
    eq = DiffusionPDE(bc={"*": {"derivative": 0}, "y+": {"value_expression": bc_value}})
    res = eq.solve(field, t_range=10, dt=0.01, backend="numpy")
    res.plot()


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