Sir James Lighthill and modern fluid mechanics: a memorial tribute

Sir James Lighthill and modern fluid mechanics: a memorial tribute

This memorial tribute commemorates Sir James Lighthill the man and the mathematical scientist. A brief biographical information is presented with my personal reminiscences. His major contributions to fluid mechanics with special reference to nonlinear dispersive waves are discussed. By any standards...

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Main Author: Lokenath Debnath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1999-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Subjects:
Fluid dynamics
nonlinear dispersive waves
aerodynamics
bio-fluid mechanics.
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171299226671
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spelling doaj-d6906d4f51a942848391f82084aefeee2020-11-24T23:13:34ZengHindawi LimitedInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04251999-01-0122466768810.1155/S0161171299226671Sir James Lighthill and modern fluid mechanics: a memorial tributeLokenath Debnath0Department of Mathematics, University of Central Florida, Orlando 32816, FL, USAThis memorial tribute commemorates Sir James Lighthill the man and the mathematical scientist. A brief biographical information is presented with my personal reminiscences. His major contributions to fluid mechanics with special reference to nonlinear dispersive waves are discussed. By any standards, his legacy of research and publications of six books and one hundred fifty papers will remain forever as a remarkable example of scholarly work.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171299226671Fluid dynamicsnonlinear dispersive wavesaerodynamicsbio-fluid mechanics.
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Sir James Lighthill and modern fluid mechanics: a memorial tribute
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Fluid dynamics
nonlinear dispersive waves
aerodynamics
bio-fluid mechanics.
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title Sir James Lighthill and modern fluid mechanics: a memorial tribute
title_short Sir James Lighthill and modern fluid mechanics: a memorial tribute
title_full Sir James Lighthill and modern fluid mechanics: a memorial tribute
title_fullStr Sir James Lighthill and modern fluid mechanics: a memorial tribute
title_full_unstemmed Sir James Lighthill and modern fluid mechanics: a memorial tribute
title_sort sir james lighthill and modern fluid mechanics: a memorial tribute
publisher Hindawi Limited
series International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
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1687-0425
publishDate 1999-01-01
description This memorial tribute commemorates Sir James Lighthill the man and the mathematical scientist. A brief biographical information is presented with my personal reminiscences. His major contributions to fluid mechanics with special reference to nonlinear dispersive waves are discussed. By any standards, his legacy of research and publications of six books and one hundred fifty papers will remain forever as a remarkable example of scholarly work.
topic Fluid dynamics
nonlinear dispersive waves
aerodynamics
bio-fluid mechanics.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171299226671
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