Studies on a High-Speed Electronic Differential Analyser

Abstract

This paper describes the principles of operation of high-speed electronic differential analysers called analogue computers, with particular reference to the analyser set up at the Indian Institute of Science. The potentialities of such an analyser in solving linear differential equations and also in dealing with physical systems in which several types of non-linearities occur are discussed. The paper then describes the solution of some typical problems with the aid of the computer installed at the Indian Institute of Science.