Himmelblau is a
German language
German (, ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western Europe, Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and Official language, official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switze ...
surname, which means "
skyblue".
[''Behind the Name'']
"Surname Blau"
Retrieved on 26 January 2016. Notable people with the surname include:
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David Himmelblau (1924–2011), American scientist
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Fabian Himmelblau (1860–1931), Polish bookseller and publisher
See also
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Coop Himmelb(l)au
Coop Himmelb(l)au (a pun meaning '' Coop Sky Building'' and ''Coop Sky Blue'') is an architecture, urban planning, design and art firm founded in 1968 by Wolf D. Prix, Helmut Swiczinsky and Michael Holzer in Vienna, Austria.
History
Coop Hi ...
, an architectural firm
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Himmelblau's function
In mathematical optimization, Himmelblau's function is a multi-modal function, used to test the performance of optimization algorithms. The function is defined by:
: f(x, y) = (x^2+y-11)^2 + (x+y^2-7)^2.\quad
It has one local maximum at x = -0 ...
, in mathematical optimization
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PerfektBreitHimmelblau
"PerfektBreitHimmelblau" ("Perfect Stoned Sky-blue") are three songs and a triple A-side-single by the German rock band Die Ärzte. The songs are tracks 8, 3 and 1 of their 2007 album ''Jazz ist anders''.
Track listings
The track listing ...
, a set of songs
References
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German-language surnames
German words and phrases
Surnames of Jewish origin