sine-Gordon equation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of nonlinear hyperbolic partial differential equation involving the d'Alembert operator and the sine of the unknown function.

Word forms

sine-Gordon equation sine-Gordon equations

Etymology

Pun on the well-known Klein–Gordon equation.

Related words

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