Harman Patil (Editor)

List of things named after Charles Hermite

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit

Numerous things are named after the French mathematician Charles Hermite (1822–1901):

Contents

Hermite

  • Cubic Hermite spline, a type of third-degree spline
  • Gauss–Hermite quadrature, an extension of Gaussian quadrature method
  • Hermite distribution, a parametrized family of discrete probability distributions
  • Hermite–Lindemann theorem, theorem about transcendental numbers
  • Hermite constant, a constant related to the geometry of certain lattices
  • The Hermite–Hadamard inequality on convex functions and their integrals
  • Hermite interpolation, a method of interpolating data points by a polynomial
  • The Hermite–Minkowski theorem, stating that only finitely many number fields have small discriminants
  • Hermite normal form, a form of row-reduced matrices
  • Hermite numbers, integers related to the Hermite polynomials
  • Hermite polynomials, a sequence of polynomials orthogonal with respect to the normal distribution
  • Hermite reciprocity, a reciprocity law concerning covariants of binary forms
  • Hermite ring, a ring over which every stably free module is free of unique rank

    • Hermite's

  • Hermite's cotangent identity, a trigonometric identity
  • Hermite's identity, an identity on fractional parts of integer multiples of real numbers
  • Hermite's problem, an unsolved problem on certain ways of expressing real numbers
  • Hermite's theorem, that there are only finitely many algebraic number fields of discriminant less than a given magnitude

    • Hermitian

  • Einstein–Hermitian vector bundle
  • Hermitian adjoint
  • Hermitian connection, the unique connection on a Hermitian manifold that satisfies specific conditions
  • Hermitian form, a specific sesquilinear form
  • Hermitian function, a complex function whose complex conjugate is equal to the original function with the variable changed in sign
  • Hermitian hat wavelet, a low-oscillation, complex-valued wavelet
  • Hermitian manifold/structure
  • Hermitian metric, is a smoothly varying positive-definite Hermitian form on each fiber of a complex vector bundle
  • Hermitian matrix, a square matrix with complex entries that is equal to its own conjugate transpose
  • Hermitian operator, an operator (sometimes a symmetric operator, sometimes a symmetric densely defined operator, sometimes a self-adjoint operator)
  • Hermitian polynomials, a classical orthogonal polynomial sequence that arise in probability
  • Hermitian symmetric space, a Kähler manifold which, as a Riemannian manifold, is a Riemannian symmetric space
  • Hermitian transpose, the transpose of a matrix and with the complex conjugate of each entry
  • Hermitian variety, a generalisation of quadrics
  • Hermitian wavelet, a family of continuous wavelets

    • Astronomical objects

  • 24998 Hermite, a main-belt asteroid
  • Hermite (crater)

    • References

    List of things named after Charles Hermite Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics