Michael S. Longuet-Higgins
| Michael Selwyn Longuet-Higgins | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1925 Lenham, England |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of California, San Diego |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
Michael Selwyn Longuet-Higgins FRS (born 1925) is a mathematician and oceanographer at Institute for Nonlinear Science, University of California, San Diego. He is the younger brother of H. Christopher Longuet-Higgins.
Longuet-Higgins introduced the theory of the origin of microseisms[1] and is the inventor of Rhombo blocks.[2]
Education and career
Longuet-Higgins studied at Winchester College with Freeman Dyson from 1937 to 1941. He graduated in mathematics from the University of Cambridge in 1946, with a Ph.D. in geophysics in 1951. From 1969 to 1989 he served as a Royal Society Research Professor at the University of Cambridge.
His research areas include both pure mathematics (projective geometry, polytopes, random functions and surfaces) and applied mathematics (fluid dynamics, microseisms, the generation of ocean waves by wind, the dynamics of bubbles, sonoluminescence, wave breaking, and steep waves).
Personal
His recreations include music, gardening, and educational toys. He is widowed, with four children.
Books
- Longuet-Higgins, M. S. (2013). Sajjadi, S. G., ed. Dynamics of Water Waves – Selected Papers of Michael Longuet-Higgins. Advanced Series on Ocean Engineering 35. World Scientific. 3 Volumes, 2372 pp. ISBN 978-981-4322-51-5.
References
Notes
- ↑ Longuet-Higgins, M. S. (1950). "A theory of the origin of microseisms". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A 243: 1–35. Bibcode:1950RSPTA.243....1L. doi:10.1098/rsta.1950.0012.
- ↑ "Rhombo blocks on my pentagonal coffee table". Retrieved 2008-09-19.
Other
- "Professor Michael S. Longuet-Higgins". National Oceanography Centre. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- "Michael Longuet-Higgins – Mathematician and Oceanographer". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
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