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James Serrin
Born(1926-11-01)November 1, 1926
Chicago, Illinois
DiedAugust 23, 2012(2012-08-23) (aged 85)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Citizenship American
Alma mater Indiana University
Known for continuum mechanics, non-linear analysis, partial differential equations
Scientific career
FieldsMathematician
Institutions University of Minnesota
Doctoral advisor David Gilbarg

James Burton Serrin (1 November 1926, Chicago, Illinois – 23 August 2012, Minneapolis, Minnesota) was an American mathematician, and a professor at University of Minnesota. [1]

Life

He received his doctorate from Indiana University in 1951 under the supervision of David Gilbarg. [2] From 1954 till 1995 he was on the faculty of the University of Minnesota. [2] [3] [4]

Work

He is known for his contributions to continuum mechanics, nonlinear analysis, [5] and partial differential equations. [6] [7] [8]

Awards and honors

He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1980.

Selected works

  • Serrin, James (1959), "Mathematical principles of classical fluid mechanics", in Flügge, Siegfried; Truesdell, Clifford A. (eds.), Fluid Dynamics I/Strömungsmechanik I, Handbuch der Physik (Encyclopedia of Physics), vol. VIII/1, Berlin– Heidelberg–New York: Springer-Verlag, pp. 125–263, Bibcode: 1959HDP.....8..125S, doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-45914-6_2, MR  0108116, Zbl  0102.40503.
  • Serrin, James (1959b), "On the Uniqueness of Compressible Fluid Motions", Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, 3 (1): 271–288, Bibcode: 1959ArRMA...3..271S, doi: 10.1007/BF00284180, ISSN  0003-9527, MR  0106646, S2CID  120478897, Zbl  0089.19103.
  • Serrin, James (1963), "The initial Value problem for the Navier-Stokes equations", in Langer, Rudolph E. (ed.), Nonlinear problems. Proceedings of a symposium conducted by the Mathematics Research Center, United States Army, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, April 30-May 2, 1962., Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, pp. 69–98, hdl: 2027/uc1.b3836930, MR  0150444, Zbl  0115.08502.

References

  1. ^ "James B. Serrin Obituary: View James Serrin's Obituary by Star Tribune". Legacy.com. 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  2. ^ a b James Serrin at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. ^ P. Pucci, "An Appreciation of James Serrin", in Buttazzo, Giuseppe; Serrin, J. (1998). Nonlinear analysis and continuum mechanics: papers for the 65th birthday of James Serrin. Berlin: Springer. ISBN  0-387-98296-5.
  4. ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "James Burton Serrin", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
  5. ^ Serrin, J. (1964). "Local behavior of solutions of quasi-linear equations". Acta Mathematica. 111: 247–302. doi: 10.1007/BF02391014.
  6. ^ "Homepage of James Serrin". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  7. ^ Serrin, J. (1971). "A symmetry problem in potential theory". Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis. 43 (4): 304–318. Bibcode: 1971ArRMA..43..304S. doi: 10.1007/BF00250468. S2CID  120079938.
  8. ^ Serrin, J. (1962). "On the interior regularity of weak solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations". Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis. 9 (1): 187–195. Bibcode: 1962ArRMA...9..187S. doi: 10.1007/BF00253344. hdl: 2027/mdp.39015095249564. S2CID  122802358.

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