Antonio Signorini (physicist)
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Antonio Signorini (2 April 1888 – 23 February 1963) was an influential Italian mathematical physicist and civil engineer of the 20th century.[1] He is known for his work in finite elasticity, thermoelasticity and for formulating the Signorini problem.
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Antonio Signorini | |
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Born | (1888-04-02)2 April 1888 Arezzo, Italy |
Died | 23 February 1963(1963-02-23) (aged 74) Rome, Italy |
Alma mater | Scuola Normale Superiore (1909) (Mathematics degree) University of Palermo (1921) (Civil engineering degree) |
Known for | Signorini expansion Signorini problem |
Awards | Lavagna prize (1909) Golden medal of the Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL (1920) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Continuum mechanics Constitutive equations External ballistics Finite strain theory |
Institutions | University of Palermo University of Naples Federico II Università di Roma |
Doctoral advisor | Gian Antonio Maggi |
Other academic advisors | Luigi Bianchi Tullio Levi-Civita |
Doctoral students | Carlo Cattaneo Piero Giorgio Bordoni |
Other notable students | Gaetano Fichera |
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