Peter Lax
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 98 |
| Date of birth | May 1,1926 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Budapest |
| Hungary | |
| Known for | Lax–Wendroff method |
| Lax equivalence theorem | |
| Babuška–Lax–Milgram theorem | |
| Lax pair | |
| Academic advisor | Kurt Otto Friedrichs |
| Job | Mathematician |
| Education | New York University |
| Stuyvesant High School | |
| Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences - New York University | |
| Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Library | |
| Field | Mathematics |
| Notable student | Burton Wendroff |
| Ami Harten | |
| James Sethian | |
| Reuben Hersh | |
| Alexandre Chorin | |
| Awards | Abel Prize |
| Wolf Prize in Mathematics | |
| Chauvenet Prize | |
| Spouse | Anneli Cahn Lax |
| Doctor advisor | K. O. Friedrichs |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 615099 |
Calculus with applications and computing
Integrals of Nonlinear Equations of Evolution and Solitary Waves
Complex Proofs of Real Theorems
Hyperbolic Systems of Conservation Laws and the Mathematical Theory of Shock Waves
Selected Papers I
Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations
Decay of Solutions of Systems of Hyperbolic Conservation Laws
Selected papers, v. 2
Recent Mathematical Methods in Nonlinear Wave Propagation: Lectures Given at the 1st Session of the Centro Internazionale Matematico Estivo (C. I. M. E. ), Held in Montecatini Terme, Italy, May 23-31, 1994
Problems Solved and Unsolved Concerning Linear and Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations
Difference Schemes with High Order of Accuracy for Solving Hyperbolic Equations
Differential Equations, Difference Equations and Matrix Theory
The Small Dispersion Limit of the Korteweg-DeVries Equations
Shock Waves, Increase of Entropy and Loss of Information
A Random Choice Finite-Difference Scheme for Hyperbolic Conservation Laws
Lectures on Combustion Theory; Lectures Given in a Seminar Held During Spring Semester 1977 at the Courant Institute. Ed
Otto Toeplitz
On Finite- Difference Approximations and Entropy Conditions for Shocks
Partial Differential Equations: Lecture Notes
Functional Analysis
Scattering theory
Calculus With Applications
Multivariable Calculus with Applications
Linear Algebra and Its Applications
Integrals of Nonlinear Equations of Evolution and Solitary Waves
Complex Proofs of Real Theorems
Hyperbolic Systems of Conservation Laws and the Mathematical Theory of Shock Waves
Selected Papers I
Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations
Decay of Solutions of Systems of Hyperbolic Conservation Laws
Selected papers, v. 2
Recent Mathematical Methods in Nonlinear Wave Propagation: Lectures Given at the 1st Session of the Centro Internazionale Matematico Estivo (C. I. M. E. ), Held in Montecatini Terme, Italy, May 23-31, 1994
Problems Solved and Unsolved Concerning Linear and Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations
Difference Schemes with High Order of Accuracy for Solving Hyperbolic Equations
Differential Equations, Difference Equations and Matrix Theory
The Small Dispersion Limit of the Korteweg-DeVries Equations
Shock Waves, Increase of Entropy and Loss of Information
A Random Choice Finite-Difference Scheme for Hyperbolic Conservation Laws
Lectures on Combustion Theory; Lectures Given in a Seminar Held During Spring Semester 1977 at the Courant Institute. Ed
Otto Toeplitz
On Finite- Difference Approximations and Entropy Conditions for Shocks
Partial Differential Equations: Lecture Notes
Functional Analysis
Scattering theory
Calculus With Applications
Multivariable Calculus with Applications
Linear Algebra and Its Applications
Peter Lax Life story
Peter David Lax is a Hungarian-born American mathematician and Abel Prize laureate working in the areas of pure and applied mathematics.
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