Deriving the Hypsometric Equation

Deriving Poisson's Equation

In mathematics, Poisson's equation is a partial differential equation of elliptic type with broad utility in electrostatics, mechanical engineering and theoretical physics. It is used, for instance, to describe the potential energy field caused by a given charge or mass density distribution. The equation is named after the French mathematician, geometer, and physicist Siméon Denis Poisson. [Wikipedia]

Siméon Poisson