Cauchy
English
Etymology
From French.
Proper noun
Cauchy
- Lua error in Module:names at line 633: dot= and nodot= are no longer supported in Template:surname because a trailing period is no longer added by default; if you want it, add it explicitly after the template; notably that of prolific mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857).
Usage notes
Used attributively in various terms in mathematics to imply association with the work of Augustin-Louis Cauchy, although often the most direct association is to another such term.
Derived terms
- Cauchy boundary condition
- Cauchy data
- Cauchy momentum equation
- Cauchy problem
- Cauchy stress tensor
- Cauchy surface
Adjective
Cauchy (not comparable)
- (of a sequence in a metric space) Whose terms become arbitrarily close to one another.
Related terms
Further reading
Cauchy momentum equation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Cauchy problem on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cauchy sequence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cauchy stress tensor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
