Navier-Stokes equation hamugeš-e Navier-Stokes Fr.: équation de Navier-Stokes One of a set of → differential equations that describes the motion of a → fluid as a function of → pressure, → density, total external force, and → viscosity. See also → Euler equation. Named after Claude-Louis Navier (1785-1836), a French engineer and physicist, and George Gabriel Stokes, → stokes; → equation. |