dimensional analysis
English
Noun
dimensional analysis (uncountable)
- (mathematics, physics) The study of the dimensions of physical quantities; used to obtain information about large complex systems, and as a means of checking mathematical and physics equations.
- 2000, Stuart Churchill, 2.3: Similitude: Data Analysis and Data Correlation, Frank Kreith, CRC Handbook of Thermal Engineering, CRC Press, page 2-28,
- The full power and utility of dimensional analysis is often underestimated and underutilized by engineers.
- 2008, Andrew Clennel Palmer, Dimensional Analysis and Intelligent Experimentation, World Scientific, page 1,
- Dimensional analysis is a technique that can be used to clarify and explain relationships between physical quantities.
- 2014, Jonathan Worstell, Dimensional Analysis: Practical Guides in Chemical Engineering, Elsevier (Butterworth-Heinemann), page 19,
- Buckingham investigated the foundation of Dimensional Analysis itself. In his paper, he stated, and proved, what became known as Buckingham's Pi theorem, which forms the foundation of Dimensional Analysis.
- 2000, Stuart Churchill, 2.3: Similitude: Data Analysis and Data Correlation, Frank Kreith, CRC Handbook of Thermal Engineering, CRC Press, page 2-28,
Translations
the study of the dimensions of physical quantities
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See also
- scaling analysis
Further reading
Rayleigh's method of dimensional analysis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Buckingham π theorem on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Dimensionless quantity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Fermi problem on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Similitude (model) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Quantity calculus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Covariance and contravariance of vectors on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- System of measurement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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