This is a list of waves named after people (eponymous waves).
| Wave | Field | Person(s) Named After |
|---|---|---|
| Alfvén wave | Magnetohydrodynamics | Hannes Alfvén |
| Bloch wave | Solid state physics, condensed matter physics | Felix Bloch |
| de Broglie wave | Quantum physics | Louis de Broglie |
| Elliott wave | Finance | Ralph Nelson Elliott |
| Faraday wave | Water waves | Michael Faraday |
| Gerstner wave | Water waves, oceanography | František Josef Gerstner |
| Kelvin wave | Oceanography, atmospheric dynamics | Lord Kelvin |
| Lamb wave | Acoustics, elastic waves | Horace Lamb |
| Langmuir wave | Plasma physics | Irving Langmuir |
| Love wave | Elastodynamics, surface waves | Augustus Edward Hough Love |
| Mach wave | Fluid dynamics | Ernst Mach |
| Rayleigh wave or Rayleigh–Lamb wave | Surface acoustic waves, seismology | Lord Rayleigh and Horace Lamb |
| Rossby wave | Meteorology, oceanography | Carl-Gustaf Rossby |
| Stokes wave | Surface gravity waves, water waves | George Gabriel Stokes |
| Tollmien–Schlichting wave | Stability of laminar flows | Walter Tollmien and Hermann Schlichting |
Famous quotes containing the words list of, list, waves, named and/or people:
“Love’s boat has been shattered against the life of everyday. You and I are quits, and it’s useless to draw up a list of mutual hurts, sorrows, and pains.”
—Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893–1930)
“I made a list of things I have
to remember and a list
of things I want to forget,
but I see they are the same list.”
—Linda Pastan (b. 1932)
“Your eyes have pardoned our faults,
your hands have touched us
you have leaned forward a little
and the waves can never thrust us back
from the splendour of your ragged coast.”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)
“Hast thou named all the birds without a gun?
Loved the wood rose, and left it on its stalk?
At rich men’s tables eaten bread and pulse?
Unarmed, faced danger with a heart of trust?”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)