What is Euler: Definition and 410 Discussions

Leonhard Euler ( OY-lər; German: [ˈɔʏlɐ] (listen); 15 April 1707 – 18 September 1783) was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, geographer, logician and engineer who founded the study of graph theory and topology and made pioneering and influential discoveries in many other branches of mathematics such as analytic number theory, complex analysis, and infinitesimal calculus. He introduced much of modern mathematical terminology and notation, including the notion of a mathematical function. He is also known for his work in mechanics, fluid dynamics, optics, astronomy and music theory.
Euler is held to be one of the greatest mathematicians in history. A statement attributed to Pierre-Simon Laplace expresses Euler's influence on mathematics: "Read Euler, read Euler, he is the master of us all." Carl Friedrich Gauss remarked: "The study of Euler's works will remain the best school for the different fields of mathematics, and nothing else can replace it." Euler is also widely considered to be the most prolific, as his collected works fill 92 volumes, more than anyone else in the field. He spent most of his adult life in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and in Berlin, then the capital of Prussia.
Amongst his many discoveries and developments, Euler is credited for, among other things, popularizing the Greek letter π (lowercase pi) to denote Archimedes' constant (the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter), as well as first employing the term f(x) to describe a function's y-axis, the letter i to express the imaginary unit equivalent to √-1, and the Greek letter Σ (uppercase sigma) to express summations. He gave the current definition of the constant e, the base of the natural logarithm, still known as Euler's number.Euler also revolutionized the field of physics by reformulating Newton's classic laws of physics into new laws that could explain the motion of rigid bodies more easily, and made significant contributions to the study of elastic deformations of solid objects.

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  1. L

    I Graph Theory: (proof)conditions for Euler Circuit in Digraph

    I have read in many places that one necessary condition for the existence of a Euler circuit in a directed graph is as follows. Theorem: "A directed graph has an eulerian circuit if and only if it is connected and each vertex has the same in-degree as out-degree." However, I don't understand...
  2. R

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  3. NickTesla

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    I would like to understand how the Euler constant elevated to fractional exponent gave this result? 958mV someone please!?
  4. H

    I Explorer-1 tipped over, but Euler equation doesn't agree

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  5. Mr. Rho

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  6. P

    Euler Formula: Understanding (4.25) to (4.26)

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  7. bananabandana

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  8. M

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  9. Hijaz Aslam

    Euler Representation of complex numbers

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  10. V

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    The eccentric mathematician Paul Erdos believed in a deity known as the SF (supreme fascist). He believed the SF teased him by hiding his glasses, hiding his Hungarian passport and keeping mathematical truths from him. He also believed that the SF has a book that consists of all the most...
  11. F

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  12. Geofleur

    Relativistic Euler Equation in Spherical Coordinates

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  13. S

    Query on the Euler Theorem for Rigid Body Rotation

    Hi, I am having some problems conceptualizing the Euler's Theorem. Any help will be greatly appreciated. In Goldstein's book the Euler's theorem is stated as 'Any displacement of a rigid body, whose one point remains fixed throughout, is a rotation about some axis', then he has proven that the...
  14. Y

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  15. 9

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  16. Vinay080

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    Euler was the master in analysisng anything. This can be seen in his words in the preface of his book "Mmathematica" (translated by Ian Bruce), where he speaks on the text of Hermann "Phoronomiam": Euler has given many insightful words on analysisng things in his preface of many other books...
  17. B

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  18. B

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  19. R

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  20. M

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  21. M

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  22. M

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  23. SSGD

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  24. RJLiberator

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  25. N

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  26. hideelo

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  27. G

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  28. Saitama

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  29. almarpa

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  30. C

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    Hello, I'm running a galaxy formation simulation. The output specifies the coordinates in (x, y, z) of all the particles in a galaxy, which usually fall in a disk. The orientation of the disk depends on the initial conditions, but it is generally not aligned with any of the coordinate axes...
  31. evinda

    MHB Bound of Euler method- nonuniform partition

    Hello! (Wave) Consider a nonuniform partition $a=t_0< t_1< \dots < t_{\nu}=b$ and assume that if $h_n=t^{n+1}-t^n, 0 \leq n \leq N-1 $ is the changeable step, then $\min_{n} h_n > \lambda \max_{n} h_n, \lambda>0$ independent of $n$. Show a bound of the error of Euler method analogous to...
  32. Q

    Nonlinear Mass Spring Damper with Euler Bernoulli Beam

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  33. T

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  34. BiGyElLoWhAt

    Excellent video series raises good question:

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW4jM0smS_E That's the video I'm referencing in particular, but 1 and 3 are necessary prereqs if you're new to the matter (as I am). He goes through and derives the product rule and power rule for polynomials using algebra. My question is this: why don't we teach...
  35. T

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  36. B

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  37. AdityaDev

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    Homework Statement Suppose that f:R->R satisfies the inequality ##|\sum\limits_{k=1}^n3^k[f(x+ky)-f(x-ky)]|<=1## for every positive integer k, for all real x, y. Prove that f is a constant function. Homework Equations None The Attempt at a Solution I tried taking f(x)=sinx and then using...
  38. evinda

    MHB Proof of Euler Tour in Graphs: In-degree($v$)=Out-Degree($v$)

    Hello! (Wave) I am looking at the proof that $G$ has an Euler tour iff in-degree($v$)=out-degree($v$), that I found at this site: https://www.cs.duke.edu/courses/fall09/cps230/hws/hw3/headsol.pdf (Problem 2)A simple cycle is a path in a graph that starts and ends at the same vertex without...
  39. spovolny

    Free Beam Bending: Find Complete Answer & More

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  40. T

    Understanding the Euler Lagrange Equation and Its Boundary Condition

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  41. G

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  42. B

    Euler Angle from Body Frame to Inertial Frame

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  43. evinda

    MHB Can the Euler method accurately approximate solutions for stiff systems?

    Hello! (Wave) We consider the initial value problem $$\left\{\begin{matrix} y'=\lambda y, & t \in [0,\infty), \lambda \in \mathbb{C}, Re(\lambda)<0 \\ y(0)=1 & \end{matrix}\right.$$ Since $y^n=(1+h \lambda)^n, n \in \mathbb{N}_0$ is the sequence of approximations that the Euler method...
  44. Q

    Direction cosine matrix of rolling disk on circular ring

    Hey all, I'm stuck on this problem and not sure how to proceed/if I'm in the right direction. Problem: One reference frame N sits at the origin (inertial frame) while another frame, B, describes a disk rolling on a circular ring about the other frame. Picture below (A) find the direction...
  45. J

    Bucklig: deflection at Euler load

    Hello I was trying to calculate the horizontal deflection of the free end of vertical clamped beam. The beam would be loaded at the free end with a horizontal force H and a vertical force P. My idea was to calculate an initial deflection due to the force H. Then calculate the additional...
  46. J

    Can Euler-Lagrange Equations Explain Mirages?

    Homework Statement On very hot days there sometimes can be a mirage seen hovering as you drive. Very close to the ground there is a temperature gradient which makes the refraction index rises with the height. Can we explain the mirage with it? Which unit do you need to extremalise? Writer the...
  47. J

    Why does (p*q+2)-(p+q) always give a prime number?

    Homework Statement Why does (p*q+2)-(p+q) always give a prime number when p and q are prime? Is there a similar formula that would prove this Homework Equations That's what I'm looking for. It might have something to do with Eulers formula The Attempt at a Solution I tried to find online a...
  48. A

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  49. E

    Showing the solution of an Euler DE oscillates

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  50. strangerep

    ArXiv:1301.7652 and Euler homogeneous function theorem

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