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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:mathematical_concept
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Buckingham_π_theorem
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gptkbp:appliesTo |
applied mathematics
engineering physics |
gptkbp:describes |
relationship between physical quantities
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gptkbp:enables |
creation of dimensionless groups (π groups)
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gptkbp:example |
gptkb:Mach_number
gptkb:Reynolds_number gptkb:Froude_number |
gptkbp:field |
dimensional analysis
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gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:Edgar_Buckingham
1914 |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pi theorem
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gptkbp:numberOfDimensionlessParameters |
k = n - r
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gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Physical_Review
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
dimensional homogeneity
similarity analysis |
gptkbp:RFC |
number of fundamental dimensions involved
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gptkbp:state |
any physically meaningful equation involving n variables can be equivalently rewritten as an equation of k dimensionless parameters
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gptkbp:usedFor |
modeling physical systems
reducing variables in equations |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Buckingham_π_theorem
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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