James Serrin

James Serrin
Born(1926-11-01)November 1, 1926
Chicago, Illinois
DiedAugust 23, 2012(2012-08-23) (aged 85)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materIndiana University
Known forcontinuum mechanics, non-linear analysis, partial differential equations
Scientific career
FieldsMathematician
InstitutionsUniversity of Minnesota
ThesisThe Existence and Uniqueness of Flows Solving Four Free Boundary Problems (1951)
Doctoral advisorDavid Gilbarg

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

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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

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He is known for his contributions to continuum mechanics, nonlinear analysis,[5] and partial differential equations.[6][7][8]

Awards and honors

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He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1980.

Selected works

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  • Serrin, James (1959), "Mathematical principles of classical fluid mechanics", in Flügge, Siegfried; Truesdell, Clifford A. (eds.), Fluid Dynamics I/Strömungsmechanik I, Handbuch der Physik (Encyclopedia of Physics), vol. VIII/1, Berlin–Heidelberg–New York: Springer-Verlag, pp. 125–263, Bibcode:1959HDP.....8..125S, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-45914-6_2, ISBN 978-3-642-45916-0, MR 0108116, Zbl 0102.40503.
  • Serrin, James (1959b), "On the Uniqueness of Compressible Fluid Motions", Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, 3 (1): 271–288, Bibcode:1959ArRMA...3..271S, doi:10.1007/BF00284180, ISSN 0003-9527, MR 0106646, S2CID 120478897, Zbl 0089.19103.
  • Serrin, James (1963), "The initial Value problem for the Navier-Stokes equations", in Langer, Rudolph E. (ed.), Nonlinear problems. Proceedings of a symposium conducted by the Mathematics Research Center, United States Army, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, April 30-May 2, 1962., Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, pp. 69–98, hdl:2027/uc1.b3836930, MR 0150444, Zbl 0115.08502.

References

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  1. ^ "James B. Serrin Obituary: View James Serrin's Obituary by Star Tribune". Legacy.com. 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  2. ^ a b 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 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  7. ^ Serrin, J. (1971). "A symmetry problem in potential theory". Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis. 43 (4): 304–318. Bibcode:1971ArRMA..43..304S. doi:10.1007/BF00250468. S2CID 120079938.
  8. ^ Serrin, J. (1962). "On the interior regularity of weak solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations". Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis. 9 (1): 187–195. Bibcode:1962ArRMA...9..187S. doi:10.1007/BF00253344. hdl:2027/mdp.39015095249564. S2CID 122802358.
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