DefinitionIn the field of mathematics and physics, boundary conditions which are also known as initial conditions are prerequisites that the solutions of differential equations have to satisfy in order to be unique within a certain class of solutions. They delimit the way the solution behaves at the domain boundaries or interface, and contain typically data on the function position and derivatives, or both. In physics,engineering and applied mathematics, boundary condition s are the extra conditions, a DEQ or PDE solution needs to provide to correctly solve the problem. For example, in a heat conduction problem, boundary conditions tell us what the temperature of a material is on the boundaries such as constant temperature or heat flux.