Schwarz-Christoffel mapping
English edit
Etymology edit
They were introduced independently by Elwin Christoffel in 1867 and Hermann Schwarz in 1869.
Noun edit
Schwarz-Christoffel mapping (plural Schwarz-Christoffel mappings)
- (complex analysis, potential theory) A conformal map of the upper half-plane or the complex unit disk onto the interior of a simple polygon; used in minimal surfaces, hyperbolic art, and fluid dynamics.