James Serrin

James Serrin
Born November 1, 1926
Chicago, Illinois
Died August 23, 2012 (aged 85)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Fields Mathematician
Institutions University of Minnesota
Alma mater Indiana University
Doctoral advisor David Gilbarg
Known for continuum mechanics, non-linear analysis, partial differential equations

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.

References

  1. ↑ "James B. Serrin Obituary: View James Serrin's Obituary by Star Tribune". Legacy.com. 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 31 Jan 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  7. ↑ Serrin, J. (1971). "A symmetry problem in potential theory". Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis 43 (4). doi:10.1007/BF00250468.
  8. ↑ Serrin, J. (1962). "On the interior regularity of weak solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations". Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis 9. doi:10.1007/BF00253344.

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