Keith Stewartson
British mathematician (1925–1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Keith Stewartson (20 September 1925 – 7 May 1983) was an English mathematician and fellow of the Royal Society.[2]
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Keith Stewartson | |
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Born | (1925-09-20)20 September 1925 Barnsley, Yorkshire, England |
Died | 7 May 1983(1983-05-07) (aged 57) London, England |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Known for | Davey–Stewartson equation Complex Ginzburg–Landau equation Triple-deck theory Stewartson layer Stewartson–Illingworth transformation Roberts–Stewartson instability Hocking–Stewartson pulse |
Spouse | Jean Forrester |
Children | 3 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics Fluid Dynamics |
Institutions | Bristol University Caltech University of Durham University College, London |
Thesis | (1949) |
Doctoral advisor | Leslie Howarth[1] |
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