method of images (mathematics)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:logic
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:heat_equation
gptkb:Laplace's_equation gptkb:Poisson's_equation |
| gptkbp:category |
boundary value problems
mathematical methods in physics |
| gptkbp:field |
mathematical physics
potential theory electrostatics |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
method of images (mathematics)
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| gptkbp:involves |
replacing boundaries with imaginary sources
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| gptkbp:notableContributor |
gptkb:William_Thomson_(Lord_Kelvin)
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| gptkbp:notableExample |
point charge near a conducting sphere
point charge near a grounded conducting plane |
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
19th century
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Green's_function
mirror charges |
| gptkbp:used_in |
acoustics
fluid dynamics electrostatics problems with conductors |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
solving boundary value problems
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Kelvin's_method_of_images
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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