Schwarz-Christoffel mapping

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Etymology

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They were introduced independently by Elwin Christoffel in 1867 and Hermann Schwarz in 1869.

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Schwarz-Christoffel mapping (plural Schwarz-Christoffel mappings)

  1. (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.
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