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Herglotz-Noether theorem

Herglotz-Noether theorem proper noun: a theorem stating that all irrotational Born rigid motions (class A) consist of hyperplanes rigidly moving through spacetime, while any rotational Born rigid motion (class B) must be an isometric Killing motion, and thus a Born rigid body only has three degrees of freedom.

Proper noun

the Herglotz-Noether theorem

  1. A theorem stating that all irrotational Born rigid motions (class A) consist of hyperplanes rigidly moving through spacetime, while any rotational Born rigid motion (class B) must be an isometric Killing motion, and thus a Born rigid body only has three degrees of freedom.

Origin of Herglotz-Noether theorem

Formulated by Gustav Herglotz (1909) and in a less general way by Fritz Noether (1909).

Questions about Herglotz-Noether theorem

What does Herglotz-Noether theorem mean?
Herglotz-Noether theorem means a theorem stating that all irrotational Born rigid motions (class A) consist of hyperplanes rigidly moving through spacetime, while any rotational Born rigid motion (class B) must be an isometric Killing motion, and thus a Born rigid body only has three degrees of freedom.
What part of speech is Herglotz-Noether theorem?
Herglotz-Noether theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Herglotz-Noether theorem in the dictionary

  1. Hergesheimer
  2. Hergesheimers
  3. Herget
  4. Hergets
  5. Hergiswil
  6. Herglotz-Noether theorem
  7. Hergéan
  8. Herhusky
  9. hericenone
  10. hericenones
  11. hericiaceous

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