Claude-Louis Navier
Claude-Louis Navier (born Claude Louis Marie Henri Navier; French: [klod lwi maʁi ɑ̃ʁi navje]; 10 February 1785 – 21 August 1836) was a French mechanical engineer, affiliated with the French government, and a physicist who specialized in continuum mechanics.
Claude-Louis Navier | |
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Bust of Claude Louis Marie Henri Navier at the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées | |
| Born | Claude Louis Marie Henri Navier 10 February 1785 |
| Died | 21 August 1836 (aged 51) Paris, July Monarchy |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées |
| Known for | Structural analysis Navier–Stokes equations Navier–Cauchy equations |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematical physics |
| Institutions | École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées École polytechnique French Academy of Science |
| Academic advisors | Joseph Fourier |
The Navier–Stokes equations refer eponymously to him, with George Gabriel Stokes.
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