Navier-Stokes equation

noun

A partial differential equation which describes the conservation of linear momentum for a Newtonian incompressible fluid.

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Meanings

nounNavier-Stokes equation (plural Navier-Stokes equations)

plural Navier-Stokes equations

  1. natural sciencesA partial differential equation which describes the conservation of linear momentum for a Newtonian incompressible fluid.

Origin

Named after Claude-Louis Navier, French physicist, and George Gabriel Stokes, Irish mathematician and physicist.

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Translations

Bulgarian уравнение на Навие-Стокс
  • уравнение на Навие-Стокс (uravnenie na Navie-Stoks)fluid PDE
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