Lyapunov

Lyapunov is a Russian surname that is sometimes romanized as Ljapunov, Liapunov or Ljapunow. Notable people with the surname include:

• Prokopy Lyapunov (? –1611), Russian statesman
• Zakhary Lyapunov (? – after 1612), Russian statesman, Prokopy Lyapunov's brother
• Mikhail Lyapunov (1820–1868), Russian astronomer
• Aleksandr Lyapunov (1857–1918), Russian mathematician and mechanician
  • Lyapunov equation
  • Lyapunov exponent
  • Lyapunov function
  • Lyapunov fractal
  • Lyapunov stability
  • Lyapunov's central limit theorem
  • Lyapunov vector
  • Lyapunov (crater)
• Sergei Lyapunov (1859–1924), Russian composer
• Boris Lyapunov (1862–1943), Russian expert in Slavic studies
• Alexey Lyapunov (1911–1973), Russian mathematician