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Another common definition of the exponential function to the natural basis, \(e^x\), comes from writing it as the series \(e^x = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty} \frac{x^k}{k!}\).

Integrating the Gaussian function from minus to plus infinity yields \(\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} e^{-x^2}dx=\sqrt{\pi}\), which is known as the Gaussian integral.

The wave equation, \(\frac{\partial^2u}{\partial t^2}= c^2\nabla^2 u\), relates how \(u\) varies with time and with the spatial coordinates as a wave propagates with speed \(c\).