John Toland (mathematician)

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John Francis Toland FRS is an Irish mathematician. He is currently Professor of Mathematics at the University of Bath, Scientific Director at the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences,[1] and the President of the London Mathematical Society.[2]

Professor Toland's research interests include mathematical analysis and nonlinear partial differential equations, and he has made substantial contributions to the rigorous theory of steady water waves. In 1978, he proved Stokes' conjecture on the existence of gravity waves of maximum height on deep water, a previously open problem in mathematical hydrodynamics which dated back to the 19th century.[3][4] His collaboration with the Australian mathematician E. N. Dancer won him the London Mathematical Society's Senior Berwick Prize in 2000,[5] and he has been the recipient of an EPSRC Senior Research Fellowship.[6]

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  1. ^ Management Structure. ICMS. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
  2. ^ Officers and Council. LMS. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
  3. ^ Toland, J. F. (1978). On the Existence of a Wave of Greatest Height and Stokes's Conjecture. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
  4. ^ Petrunic, Josipa. George Gabriel Stokes. Gifford Lecture Series. Templeton Foundation Press. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
  5. ^ Citation for John Francis Toland. LMS (2000). Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
  6. ^ RA6d: Additional observations, Additional information. RAE 2001. HEFCE, SHEFC, ELWa, DEL (2003-10-17). Retrieved on 2007-11-05.

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