Peter Lax, mathematician
Peter Lax, mathematician
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL23210946W
Subjects
MathematiciansBiographyHistory and biography -- History of mathematics and mathematicians -- Biographies, obituaries, personalia, bibliographiesHistory and biography -- History of mathematics and mathematicians -- Schools of mathematicsPartial differential equations -- General topics -- Propagation of singularitiesPartial differential equations -- Representations of solutions -- Soliton solutionsPartial differential equations -- Hyperbolic equations and systems -- Wave equationPartial differential equations -- Hyperbolic equations and systems -- First-order hyperbolic systemsFluid mechanics -- Shock waves and blast waves -- Shock waves and blast wavesNumerical analysis -- Partial differential equations, initial value and time-dependent initial-boundary value problems -- Finite difference methodsPartial differential equations -- Equations of mathematical physics and other areas of application -- KdV-like equations (Korteweg-de Vries)Mathematicians, biography