Norton's theorem en · PROPN
Etymology
Derived by American engineer Edward Lawry Norton in 1926; however, it was independently derived on the same year by German physicist Hans Ferdinand Mayer (hence the alternative name Mayer-Norton theorem).
Meanings
- A theorem which states that any electric circuit between two terminals containing only resistors, voltage sources, and current sources can be equivalently replaced with a single current source and resistor in parallel.
Synonyms
wikipedia: Hans Ferdinand Mayer · wikipedia: Edward Lawry Norton