Concept information
Preferred term
wave operator
Definition(s)
- In special relativity, electromagnetism and wave theory, the d'Alembert operator (denoted by a box: ◻), also called the d'Alembertian, wave operator, box operator or sometimes quabla operator (cf. nabla symbol) is the Laplace operator of Minkowski space. The operator is named after French mathematician and physicist Jean le Rond d'Alembert. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Alembert_operator)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- box operator
- d'Alembertian operator
- d'Alembert operator
In other languages
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French
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d'alembertien
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opérateur d'alembertien
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-HM49DRBQ-5
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