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Lagrange’s theorem on finite groups

mathematics

Also known as: Smith-Helmholtz theorem

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application to optics

In optics: Magnification: the optical invariant
This theorem has been named after the French scientist Joseph-Louis Lagrange, although it is sometimes called the Smith-Helmholtz theorem, after Robert Smith, an English scientist, and Hermann Helmholtz, a German scientist; the product (hnu) is often known as the optical invariant. As it is easy to…
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