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Schwarz-Christoffel mapping

Schwarz-Christoffel mapping noun: a conformal map of the upper half-plane or the complex unit disk onto the interior of a simple polygon; used in minimal surfaces, hyperbolic art, and fluid dynamics.

Noun

Schwarz-Christoffel mapping (plural Schwarz-Christoffel mappings)

  1. (potential theory) A conformal map of the upper half-plane or the complex unit disk onto the interior of a simple polygon; used in minimal surfaces, hyperbolic art, and fluid dynamics.

Forms of Schwarz-Christoffel mapping

pluralSchwarz-Christoffel mappings

Origin of Schwarz-Christoffel mapping

They were introduced independently by Elwin Christoffel in 1867 and Hermann Schwarz in 1869.

Questions about Schwarz-Christoffel mapping

What does Schwarz-Christoffel mapping mean?
Schwarz-Christoffel mapping means a conformal map of the upper half-plane or the complex unit disk onto the interior of a simple polygon; used in minimal surfaces, hyperbolic art, and fluid dynamics.
What part of speech is Schwarz-Christoffel mapping?
Schwarz-Christoffel mapping is a noun.
What is the plural of Schwarz-Christoffel mapping?
The plural of Schwarz-Christoffel mapping is Schwarz-Christoffel mappings.

Words near Schwarz-Christoffel mapping in the dictionary

  1. Schwarz
  2. Schwarz inequalities
  3. Schwarz inequality
  4. Schwarz lantern
  5. Schwarz paradox
  6. Schwarz-Christoffel mapping
  7. Schwarz-Christoffel mappings
  8. Schwarzach im Pongau
  9. schwarzbier
  10. schwarzbiers
  11. Schwarze

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