List of things named after Joseph Fourier

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This is a list of things named after Joseph Fourier:

Mathematics[]

Analysis[]

In physics and engineering[]

  • Fourier's law of heat conduction
  • Fourier number () (also known as the Fourier modulus), a ratio of the rate of heat conduction to the rate of thermal energy storage
  • Fourier optics
  • Fourier transform spectroscopy, a measurement technique whereby spectra are collected based on measurements of the temporal coherence of a radiative source

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