English Explanatory Dictionary

Dirichlet energy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A quadratic functional which, given a real function defined on an open subset of ℝⁿ, yields a real number that is a measure of how variable said function is.

Word forms

Dirichlet energy Dirichlet energies Dirichlet's energy

Etymology

Named after German mathematician Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (1805–1859), who made significant contributions to the theory of Fourier series.

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