List of things named after Hermann von Helmholtz

Hermann von Helmholtz (1821 – 1894), German physician and physicist who made significant contributions to several widely varied areas of modern science, is the eponym of the topics listed below.

Astronomy

 * 11573 Helmholtz
 * Kelvin–Helmholtz mechanism
 * Helmholtz (lunar crater)

Mathematics, physics and chemistry

 * Gibbs–Helmholtz equation
 * Helmholtz coil
 * Helmholtz condition
 * Helmholtz decomposition
 * Helmholtz–Hodge decomposition
 * Helmholtz–Leray decomposition
 * Helmholtz equation
 * Kirchhoff–Helmholtz integral
 * Helmholtz flow
 * Helmholtz free energy
 * Helmholtz free entropy
 * Kelvin–Helmholtz instability
 * Helmholtz layer
 * Helmholtz minimum dissipation theorem
 * Helmholtz motion
 * Helmholtz reciprocity
 * Helmholtz resonance
 * Helmholtz theorem (classical mechanics)
 * Generalized Helmholtz theorem
 * Helmholtz's theorems
 * Helmholtz–Kohlrausch effect
 * Gibbs–Helmholtz equation
 * Helmholtz-Smoluchowski equation
 * Smith-Helmholtz invariant

Music

 * Helmholtz pitch notation
 * Helmholtz temperament
 * Helmholtz-Ellis notation

Other

 * Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
 * Helmholtz machine
 * Helmholtz–Thévenin theorem

Physiology

 * Young–Helmholtz theory