Cornelis Simon Meijer
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Cornelis Simon Meijer was a Dutch
mathematician
at the university of Groningen
who introduced the Meijer G-function
, a very general function that includes most of the elementary and higher mathematical functions
as special cases; he also introduced generalizations of the Laplace transform which carry his name as well.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
at the university of Groningen
University of Groningen
The University of Groningen , located in the city of Groningen, was founded in 1614. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands as well as one of its largest. Since its inception more than 100,000 students have graduated...
who introduced the Meijer G-function
Meijer G-Function
In mathematics, the G-function was introduced by as a very general function intended to include most of the known special functions as particular cases. This was not the only attempt of its kind: the generalized hypergeometric function and the MacRobert E-function had the same aim, but Meijer's...
, a very general function that includes most of the elementary and higher mathematical functions
Function (mathematics)
In mathematics, a function associates one quantity, the argument of the function, also known as the input, with another quantity, the value of the function, also known as the output. A function assigns exactly one output to each input. The argument and the value may be real numbers, but they can...
as special cases; he also introduced generalizations of the Laplace transform which carry his name as well.