Burgers' equation

Summary

Burgers' equation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (262 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• Burgers' equation is credited with the discovery of Jan Burgers^[2].
• Burgers' equation's image is recorded as Inviscid Burgers Equation in Two Dimensions.gif^[3].
• Jan Burgers is named after Burgers' equation^[4].
• Burgers' equation's subclass of is recorded as nonlinear partial differential equation^[5].
• Burgers' equation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03_53v^[6].
• Burgers' equation's PSH ID is recorded as 7623^[7].
• Burgers' equation's defining formula is recorded as \frac{\partial y}{\partial t} + y \frac{\partial y}{\partial x} = d \frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial x^2}^[8].
• Burgers' equation's MathWorld ID is recorded as BurgersEquation^[9].
• Burgers' equation's Quora topic ID is recorded as Burgers’-Equation^[10].
• Burgers' equation's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as burger-equation^[11].
• Burgers' equation's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[12].
• Burgers' equation's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fluid dynamics^[13].
• Burgers' equation's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 129747778^[14].
• Burgers' equation's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C129747778^[15].
• Burgers' equation's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 137720^[16].

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Works and Contributions

Burgers' equation is credited with the discovery of Jan Burgers^[2].

Why It Matters

Burgers' equation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (262 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]