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    Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (/ˈhɛlmhoʊlts/; German: [ˈhɛʁ.man vɔn ˈhɛlmˌhɔlts]; 31 August 1821 – 8 September 1894; "von" since 1883) was a...
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    named Kelvin, including: Thermoelectric Thomson effect Kelvin bridge (also known as Thomson bridge) Kelvin functions KelvinHelmholtz instability Kelvin–Helmholtz...
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  • for viscoelasticity. 1868–1871 – Helmholtz and Kelvin study and develop the theory of the KelvinHelmholtz instability. 1870 – William Rankine develops...
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    The unqualified term instability strip usually refers to a region of the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram largely occupied by several related classes of pulsating...
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  • Kelvin wave – William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin KelvinHelmholtz mechanism, instability – William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin and Hermann von Helmholtz...
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    1080/14786446708639824. Moffatt, K. (2008). "Vortex Dynamics: The Legacy of Helmholtz and Kelvin". In Borisov, A. V.; Kozlov, V. V.; Mamaev, I. S.; Sokolovskiy, M...
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    fusing hydrogen into helium. At a stellar core temperature of 18 million Kelvin, the PP process and CNO cycle are equally efficient, and each type generates...
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    magnetars, interaction with circumstellar material (CSM model), or pair-instability supernovae. The first confirmed superluminous supernova connected to...
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    feature to be named cavum (hole). KelvinHelmholtz cloud Crested wave-like clouds formed by wind-shear instability that may occur at any altitude in the...
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  • effects and concentration-driven diffusion. Like Thomson (Kelvin) as noted above, Helmholtz also found a reciprocal relation, and this was another of...
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