Look up poisson in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Poisson may refer to: Siméon Denis Poisson, French mathematician Eric Poisson, Canadian physicist...

In probability theory and statistics, the Poisson distribution (/ˈpwɑːsɒn/; French pronunciation: [pwasɔ̃]) is a discrete probability distribution that...

Poisson's equation is an elliptic partial differential equation of broad utility in theoretical physics. For example, the solution to Poisson's equation...

statistics and related fields, a Poisson point process (also known as: Poisson random measure, Poisson random point field and Poisson point field) is a type of...

In materials science and solid mechanics, Poisson's ratio (symbol: ν (nu)) is a measure of the Poisson effect, the deformation (expansion or contraction)...

statistics, Poisson regression is a generalized linear model form of regression analysis used to model count data and contingency tables. Poisson regression...

alternative to the Poisson, which approaches the Poisson for large r, but which has larger variance than the Poisson for small r. Poisson ⁡ ( λ ) = lim r...

In mathematics and classical mechanics, the Poisson bracket is an important binary operation in Hamiltonian mechanics, playing a central role in Hamilton's...

In mathematics, a Poisson algebra is an associative algebra together with a Lie bracket that also satisfies Leibniz's law; that is, the bracket is also...

Baron Siméon Denis Poisson FRS FRSE (French: [si.me.ɔ̃ də.ni pwa.sɔ̃]; 21 June 1781 – 25 April 1840) was a French mathematician and physicist who worked...