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A tribute to the life and work of Pal Revesz. The Hungarian mathematical community lost one of his leading members, when Pal Revesz passed away on 14 of November 2022.

Probability · Mathematics 2023-10-26 Endre Csaki , Antonia Foldes

Sim\'eon-Denis Poisson was 25 years old when he was appointed Professor of Mathematics at the \'Ecole Polytechnique in 1806. Elected to the Paris Acad\'emie des Sciences six years later, he soon became one of its most influential members.…

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We propose two different derivations of Pythagoras Theorem and apply the same to study discrete and continuum states.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-01 B. Rath

The paper is dedicated to the memory of prominent theoretical physicist and mathematician Dr. Vadim Kuznetsov who worked, in particular, in the fields of the nonlinear dynamics, separation of variables, integrability theory, special…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2008-04-24 Igor Komarov

The history of astronomy in Odessa is briefly discussed with a special emphasis on the scientific school of variable star researches founded by Prof. V.P.Tsesevich.

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2018-01-17 Ivan L. Andronov

We review the work and life of Otto Stern who developed the molecular beam technique and with its aid laid the foundations of experimental atomic physics. Among the key results of his research are: the experimental determination of the…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2015-05-30 J. Peter Toennies , Horst Schmidt-Böcking , Bretislav Friedrich , Julian C. A. Lower

The article is dedicated to recalling the life and mathematics of Louis Nirenberg, a distinguished Canadian mathematician who recently died in New York, where he lived. An emblematic figure of Analysis and Partial Differential Equations in…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2021-05-28 Juan Luis Vázquez

Times magazine selected Albert Einstein, the German born Jewish Scientist as the person of the 20th century. Undoubtedly, 20th century was the age of science and Einstein's contributions in unraveling mysteries of nature was unparalleled.…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2017-09-06 Asis Kumar Chaudhuri

In this paper, I aim to clarify the unconscious ideologies and attitudes held by physicists through Prigogine's work. Prigogine was an outstanding chemist and physicist who made significant contributions to the development of…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2025-12-10 Hirokazu Maruoka

We know that the algorithm of Theon of Smyrna (70-135 AD) made it possible to highlight fine frames of $\sqrt2$ by rationals. However, this same algorithm also applies to $\sqrt3$ and makes it possible to find the famous Archimedes…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2025-02-26 Abd Raouf Chouikha

In the article we give an appreciation of Edward Nelson's multifaceted contribution to mathematics, and particularly to foundational theories of infinitesimals.

History and Overview · Mathematics 2015-06-05 Mikhail G. Katz , Semen S. Kutateladze

Alan Baker, Fields Medallist, died on 4th February 2018 in Cambridge England after a severe stroke a few days earlier. In 1970 he was awarded the Fields Medal at the International Congress in Nice on the basis of his outstanding work on…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2020-10-21 David Masser

Roger Carter (1934--2022) was a very well known mathematician working in algebra, representation theory and Lie theory. He spent most of his mathematical career in Warwick. Roger was a great communicator of mathematics: the clarity,…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2024-05-28 Meinolf Geck , Donna M. Testerman

This study utilizes global digitalized books and articles to examine the scientific fame of the most influential physicists. Our research reveals that the greatest minds are gone but not forgotten. Their scientific impacts on human history…

Digital Libraries · Computer Science 2018-08-28 Guoyan Wang , Guangyuan Hu , Chuanfeng Li , Li Tang

This talk is dedicated to Alberto Sirlin in celebration of his seventieth birthday. I wish to convey my deep appreciation of his many important contributions to particle physics over 40 years and look forward to many more years of…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 Toichiro Kinoshita

Starting with Einstein's famous papers of 1905, we review some of the ensuing developments and their impact on present-day physics. We attempt to cover topics that are of interest to historians and philosophers of science as well as to…

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A brief description and results of A.M. Mathai's research programme on statistics and probability, initiated in the 1970s, and its relation to physics is given.

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2011-03-01 H. J. Haubold

Kenneth G. Wilson made deep and insightful contributions to statistical physics, particle physics, and related fields. He was also a helpful and thoughtful human being.

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 Leo P. Kadanoff