Navier–Stokes equations
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Navier–Stokes equations
Summary
Navier–Stokes equations is a system of differential equations[1]. It draws 5,597 Wikipedia views per month (system_of_differential_equations category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Navier–Stokes equations's instance of is recorded as system of differential equations[3].
- Claude-Louis Navier is named after Navier–Stokes equations[4].
- Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet is named after Navier–Stokes equations[5].
- Navier–Stokes equations is a type of nonlinear partial differential equation[6].
- Navier–Stokes equations's Commons category is recorded as Navier-Stokes equations[7].
- Navier–Stokes equations's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Navier-Stokes equations[8].
- Navier–Stokes equations's facet of is recorded as Navier–Stokes existence and smoothness[9].
- Navier–Stokes equations's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[10].
- Navier–Stokes equations's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/navier-stokes[11].
- Navier–Stokes equations's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://mathoverflow.net/tags/navier-stokes[12].
- Navier–Stokes equations's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].
- Navier–Stokes equations's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[14].
- Navier–Stokes equations's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fluid dynamics[15].
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Definition and Type
Navier–Stokes equations's instance of is recorded as system of differential equations[3]. It is a type of nonlinear partial differential equation[6].
Origins
Things named after include Claude-Louis Navier[4], a physicist[16], 1785–1836[17], of France[18], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[19], specialised in mechanics[20] and Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet[5], a mathematician[21], 1819–1903[22], of Ireland[23], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[24], specialised in mathematics[25].
Why It Matters
Navier–Stokes equations draws 5,597 Wikipedia views per month (system_of_differential_equations category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]