Schwarz-Christoffel mapping
English
Etymology
They were introduced independently by Elwin Christoffel in 1867 and Hermann Schwarz in 1869.
Noun
Schwarz-Christoffel mapping (plural Schwarz-Christoffel mappings)
- (complex analysis) A conformal map of the upper half-plane or the complex unit disk onto the interior of a simple polygon; used in potential theory and some of its applications, including minimal surfaces, hyperbolic art, and fluid dynamics.