Look up poisson in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Poisson may refer to: Siméon Denis Poisson, French mathematician Eric Poisson, Canadian physicist...

In probability theory and statistics, the Poisson distribution is a discrete probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number...

independently of one another. The Poisson point process is also called a Poisson random measure, Poisson random point field and Poisson point field. When the process...

In materials science and solid mechanics, Poisson's ratio ν (nu) is a measure of the Poisson effect, the deformation (expansion or contraction) of a material...

Poisson's equation is an elliptic partial differential equation of broad utility in theoretical physics. For example, the solution to Poisson's equation...

In mathematics and classical mechanics, the Poisson bracket is an important binary operation in Hamiltonian mechanics, playing a central role in Hamilton's...

statistics, Poisson regression is a generalized linear model form of regression analysis used to model count data and contingency tables. Poisson regression...

alternative to the Poisson, which approaches the Poisson for large r, but which has larger variance than the Poisson for small r. Poisson ⁡ ( λ ) = lim r...

Baron Siméon Denis Poisson FRS FRSE (French: [si.me.ɔ̃ də.ni pwa.sɔ̃]; 21 June 1781 – 25 April 1840) was a French mathematician and physicist who worked...

In mathematics, a Poisson algebra is an associative algebra together with a Lie bracket that also satisfies Leibniz's law; that is, the bracket is also...

a field in mathematics, a Poisson manifold is a smooth manifold endowed with a Poisson structure. The notion of Poisson manifold generalises that of...

In mathematics, a Poisson superalgebra is a Z2-graded generalization of a Poisson algebra. Specifically, a Poisson superalgebra is an (associative) superalgebra...

In mathematics, the Poisson formula, named after Siméon Denis Poisson, may refer to: Poisson distribution in probability Poisson summation formula in Fourier...

In mathematics, and specifically in potential theory, the Poisson kernel is an integral kernel, used for solving the two-dimensional Laplace equation...

In probability theory, a compound Poisson distribution is the probability distribution of the sum of a number of independent identically-distributed random...

In differential geometry a Poisson supermanifold is a differential supermanifold M such that the supercommutative algebra of smooth functions over it...

Poisson is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southern highlands of the Moon's near side. It was named after French mathematician Siméon Denis...

In survey methodology, Poisson sampling (sometimes denoted as PO sampling: 61 ) is a sampling process where each element of the population is subjected...

Poisson d'or (French for "fish of gold" or "the golden fish", and not "Goldfish") may refer to: "Le Poisson doré", an 1866 ballet by Ludwig Minkus "Poissons...

In mathematics, the Poisson summation formula is an equation that relates the Fourier series coefficients of the periodic summation of a function to values...

Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (/ˈpɒmpədʊər/, French: [pɔ̃paduʁ] ; 29 December 1721 – 15 April 1764), commonly known as Madame de Pompadour...

Poisson is a French surname meaning "fish". Notable people with the surname include: Abel-François Poisson, marquis de Marigny (1727–1781), French nobleman...

In mathematics, the discrete Poisson equation is the finite difference analog of the Poisson equation. In it, the discrete Laplace operator takes the...

In optics, the Arago spot, Poisson spot, or Fresnel spot is a bright point that appears at the center of a circular object's shadow due to Fresnel diffraction...

In probability theory, the law of rare events or Poisson limit theorem states that the Poisson distribution may be used as an approximation to the binomial...

Poisson number can refer to: In mechanics, the reciprocal of Poisson's ratio. 1 / v. In statistics, a number drawn from a Poisson distribution This disambiguation...

David Poisson is the name of: David Poisson (politician) (born 1951), American politician David Poisson (alpine skier) (1982–2017), French alpine skier...

A mixed Poisson distribution is a univariate discrete probability distribution in stochastics. It results from assuming that the conditional distribution...

The Poisson–Boltzmann equation describes the distribution of the electric potential in solution in the direction normal to a charged surface. This distribution...

A compound Poisson process is a continuous-time stochastic process with jumps. The jumps arrive randomly according to a Poisson process and the size of...