Reynolds operator

English

Etymology

They were introduced into fluid dynamics by Osbourne Reynolds (1895) and named by J. Kampé de Fériet (1934, 1935, 1949).

Noun

Reynolds operator (plural Reynolds operators)

  1. (mathematics) A mathematical operator given by averaging something over a group action, satisfying a set of properties called Reynolds rules, and having applications in fluid dynamics and invariant theory.
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