Laplace's equation

noun

La·​place's equation

ləˈplä|sə̇z-,

-pla|

: the equation ∂²u/∂x² + ∂²u/∂y² + ∂²u/∂z² = 0 often written ∇²u = 0 in which x, y, and z are the rectangular Cartesian coordinates of a point in space and u is a function of those coordinates

Word History

Etymology

after Pierre Simon de Laplace †1827 French astronomer and mathematician

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