Laplacian Operator

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Laplacian Operator

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The mathematical operator Missing Image:img src="SP7_l_files/del.gif" align="bottom"² = Missing Image:img src="SP7_l_files/del.gif" align="bottom" ^. Missing Image:img src="SP7_l_files/del.gif" align="bottom" (or sometimes written Δ) where Missing Image:img src="SP7_l_files/del.gif" align="bottom" is the del-operator. In rectangular Cartesian coordinates, the Laplacian operator may be expanded in the form

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Missing Image:img src="SP7_l_files/lapop.gif" align="bottom"

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Also called Laplace operator. See Laplace equation. [[/a>|/a> ]]

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use