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Legendre transformation |
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Legendre transformation [lə′zhän·drə ‚tranz·fər′mā·shən] (fluid mechanics) The basis for a version of the hodograph method for compressible flow in which a replacement is made not only of the independent variables but also of the dependent variables, that is, of the velocity potential and the stream function. (mathematics) A mathematical procedure in which one replaces a function of several variables with a new function which depends on partial derivatives of the original function with respect to some of the original independent variables. Also known as Legendre contact transformation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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