List of things named after Joseph Fourier

This is a list of things named after Joseph Fourier:

Mathematics

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Analysis

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In physics and engineering

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  • 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

Other

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See also

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