Sir James Lighthill and modern fluid mechanics: a memorial tribute
This memorial tribute commemorates Sir James Lighthill the man and the mathematical scientist. A brief biographical information is presented with my personal reminiscences. His major contributions to fluid mechanics with special reference to nonlinear dispersive waves are discussed. By any standards...
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| description | This memorial tribute commemorates Sir James Lighthill the man and the mathematical scientist. A brief biographical information is presented with my personal reminiscences. His major contributions to fluid mechanics with special reference to nonlinear dispersive waves are discussed. By any standards, his legacy of research and publications of six books and one hundred fifty papers will remain forever as a remarkable example of scholarly work. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d6906d4f51a942848391f82084aefeee2025-02-03T05:46:59ZengWileyInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04251999-01-0122466768810.1155/S0161171299226671Sir James Lighthill and modern fluid mechanics: a memorial tributeLokenath Debnath0Department of Mathematics, University of Central Florida, Orlando 32816, FL, USAThis memorial tribute commemorates Sir James Lighthill the man and the mathematical scientist. A brief biographical information is presented with my personal reminiscences. His major contributions to fluid mechanics with special reference to nonlinear dispersive waves are discussed. By any standards, his legacy of research and publications of six books and one hundred fifty papers will remain forever as a remarkable example of scholarly work.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171299226671Fluid dynamicsnonlinear dispersive wavesaerodynamicsbio-fluid mechanics. |
| spellingShingle | Lokenath Debnath Sir James Lighthill and modern fluid mechanics: a memorial tribute International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences Fluid dynamics nonlinear dispersive waves aerodynamics bio-fluid mechanics. |
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| title_short | Sir James Lighthill and modern fluid mechanics: a memorial tribute |
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| topic | Fluid dynamics nonlinear dispersive waves aerodynamics bio-fluid mechanics. |
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