"d'Alembert operator" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: d'Alembert operators [plural]
Etymology: Named after Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717–1783), a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist. Head templates: {{en-noun}} d'Alembert operator (plural d'Alembert operators)
  1. (physics) A differential operator which may be expressed as ∂_μ∂^μ=∑_(μ=0)³∂/∂x^μ∂/∂x_μ; it is the four-dimensional (Minkowski space) equivalent of the three-dimensional Laplace operator. Wikipedia link: Jean le Rond d'Alembert, d'Alembert operator Categories (topical): Functions, Physics, Relativity Synonyms: box operator, d'Alembertian, quabla operator, wave operator
    Sense id: en-d'Alembert_operator-en-noun-afxR0PkD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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