This is a list of scientific equations named after people (eponymous equations).
["Reflections on the Natural History of Eponymy and Scientific Law", Donald deB. Beaver, ''Social Studies of Science'', volume 6, number 1 (February, 1976), pages 89–98]
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Eponym
An eponym is a person, a place, or a thing after whom or which someone or something is, or is believed to be, named. The adjectives which are derived from the word eponym include ''eponymous'' and ''eponymic''.
Usage of the word
The term ''epon ...
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List of eponymous laws
This list of eponymous laws provides links to articles on laws, principles, adages, and other succinct observations or predictions named after a person. In some cases the person named has coined the law – such as Parkinson's law. In other ...
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List of laws in science
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List of equations
This is a list of equations, by Wikipedia page under appropriate bands of maths, science and engineering.
Eponymous equations
Mathematics
* Cauchy–Riemann equations
* Chapman–Kolmogorov equation
* Maurer–Cartan equation
* Pell's equati ...
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Scientific constants named after people
This is a list of physical and mathematical constants named after people.
Eponymous constants and their influence on scientific citations have been discussed in the literature.
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Scientific phenomena named after people
This is a list of scientific phenomena and concepts named after people (eponymous phenomena). For other lists of eponyms, see eponym.
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* Abderhalden–Fauser reaction – Emil Abderhalden and August Fauser (1856–1938)
* Abney effect – ...
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Scientific laws named after people
This is a list of scientific laws named after people ( eponymous laws). For other lists of eponyms, see eponym.
See also
* Eponym
* Fields of science
* List of eponymous laws (overlaps with this list but includes non-scientific laws such as ...
References
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Equations named after people
Scientific equations named after people
This is a list of scientific equations named after people (eponymous equations)."Reflections on the Natural History of Eponymy and Scientific Law", Donald deB. Beaver, ''Social Studies of Science'', volume 6, number 1 (February, 1976), pages 89–9 ...
Equations
Equations
In mathematics, an equation is a formula that expresses the equality of two expressions, by connecting them with the equals sign . The word ''equation'' and its cognates in other languages may have subtly different meanings; for example, in F ...