Helmholtz's theorems
Teoremas de Helmholtz
- Date
- 1858 · confidence medium
- Place
- Heidelberg, Germany
- Credited to
- Hermann von Helmholtz
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
Three theorems by Hermann von Helmholtz on the motion of inviscid fluids around vortex lines: their strength is constant along the line, no vortex line can end within the fluid, and an irrotational fluid element remains irrotational.
What it led to
- Foundation of vortex dynamics in aerodynamics
- Theoretical basis for airfoil lift (Kutta–Joukowski theorem)
- Key tool in dynamic oceanography and meteorology