Helmholtz (disambiguation)
Helmholtz is the family name of the following people:
- Anna von Helmholtz (1834–1899), Berlin salonnière from the imperial era and second wife of Hermann von Helmholtz
- Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894), German physiologist and physicist
- Otto Helmholtz (1834–1919), German engineer and director of several metallurgical plants
- Richard von Helmholtz (1852–1934), German engineer and designer of steam locomotives
The following are named after Hermann von Helmholtz:
- Helmholtz (unit) , internationally not recognized unit for the electrical double-layer torque
- Helmholtz coil , a special magnet coil arrangement
- Helmholtz equation , a variant of Poisson's equation
- Helmholtz theorem , (also Helmholtz decomposition)
- Helmholtz resonator , an acoustic resonator
- Helmholtz number in acoustics
- Helmholtz energy, see Free Energy
- Gibbs-Helmholtz equation
- Kelvin-Helmholtz mechanism
- Kelvin-Helmholtz instability
- Helmholtz-Lagrangian invariant
- Helmholtz layer
- Helmholtz double layer, see electrochemical double layer
Astronomical objects:
- Helmholtz (Mars crater)
- Helmholtz (moon crater)
- (11573) Helmholtz , a main belt asteroid
Facilities:
- Helmholtz Fund , Association for the Promotion of Metrology
- Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers
- Helmholtz high school
- Helmholtz Juniors , doctoral association
Awards:
- Helmholtz Medal of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences
- Helmholtz Medal of the German Society for Acoustics
- Helmholtz Prize from the Helmholtz Fund and the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft
The following is named after Richard von Helmholtz:
See also: