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 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 Helmholtz Watson, a character in Brave New World
Physiology Young–Helmholtz theory