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docs/src/examples/classical_physics.md

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#### Radioactive Decay of Carbon-14
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```math
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f(t,u) = \frac{du}{dt}
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\frac{du}{dt} = f(t,u) = - λ u
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The Radioactive decay problem is the first order linear ODE problem of an exponential with a negative coefficient, which represents the half-life of the process in question. Should the coefficient be positive, this would represent a population growth equation.
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The Radioactive decay problem is the first order linear ODE problem of an exponential with a negative coefficient, which represents the half-life of the process in question. Should the coefficient be positive, this would represent a population growth equation. ``λ`` is known as the decay rate, and can be related to the half-life as ``λ = \ln(2)/t_{1/2}``.
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```@example physics
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import OrdinaryDiffEq as ODE, Plots

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