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]
James Serrin | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1, 1926 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | August 23, 2012 (aged 85) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Indiana University |
| Known for | continuum mechanics, non-linear analysis, partial differential equations |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | University of Minnesota |
| Doctoral advisor | David Gilbarg |
Life edit
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 edit
He is known for his contributions to continuum mechanics, nonlinear analysis,[5] and partial differential equations.[6][7][8]
Awards and honors edit
He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1980.
Selected works edit
- 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, 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 edit
- ^ "James B. Serrin Obituary: View James Serrin's Obituary by Star Tribune". Legacy.com. 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- ^ a b James Serrin at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ 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.
- ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "James Burton Serrin", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- ^ Serrin, J. (1964). "Local behavior of solutions of quasi-linear equations". Acta Mathematica. 111: 247–302. doi:10.1007/BF02391014.
- ^ "Homepage of James Serrin". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.