Helmholtz function

noun

A transformation of the complex plane associated with fluid flow

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Meanings

nounHelmholtz function (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemathematicsA transformation of the complex plane associated with fluid flow
  2. uncountablenatural sciencesThe equation used to express Helmholtz free energy

Origin

For Hermann von Helmholtz, German physicist.

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