A Hessian is an inhabitant of the German state of Hesse.
Hessian may also refer to:
Named from the toponym Hessian (soldier), eighteenth-century German regiments in service with the British Empire Hessian (boot), a style of boot Hessian fabric, coarse woven material Hessian fly or barley midge, a species of fly (thought to be introduced by Hessian soldiers) Hessian dialects, West Central German group of dialects Hessian crucible, a type of ceramic crucible Hessian Cup, a regional cup competition in German football
Named for Otto Hesse Hessian matrix, in mathematics, is a matrix of second partial derivatives Hessian affine region detector, a feature detector used in the fields of computer vision and image analysis Hessian automatic differentiation Hessian equations, partial differential equations (PDEs) based on the Hessian matrix Hessian pair or Hessian duad in mathematics Hessian form of an elliptic curve Hessian group Hessian polyhedron Glossary of classical algebraic geometry § Hessian, other mathematical objects called Hessian
Other uses Hessian (Web service protocol) The Hessian, a 1972 novel by Howard Fast
People with the name Patrick J. Hessian (1928–2007), United States Army officer Stephen Hessian (1891–1962), Canadian lawyer and political figure Toby Hessian (born 1969), British rower
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