Reynolds operator

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Etymology[edit]

They were introduced into fluid dynamics by Osbourne Reynolds (1895) and named by J. Kampé de Fériet (1934, 1935, 1949).

Noun[edit]

Reynolds operator (plural Reynolds operators)

  1. (mathematics) A mathematical operator given by averaging something over a group action, satisfying a set of properties called Reynolds rules, and having applications in fluid dynamics and invariant theory.