Navier-Stokes equation — An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Navier-Stokes equation

هموگش ِ ناویه-استوکس

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.

See also: Named after Claude-Louis Navier (1785-1836), a French engineer and physicist,
and George Gabriel Stokes, → stokes; → equation.

An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics