Francesco Tricomi
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Francesco Giacomo Tricomi (5 May 1897 – 21 November 1978) was an Italian
mathematician
famous for his studies on mixed type partial differential equation
s. He was also the author of a book on integral equation
s.
He was born in Naples
. He graduated at the University of Naples in 1918 and later was assistant to Francesco Severi
, first in Padua
and then in Rome
. Later he was professor at Turin
, called by Giuseppe Peano
, a position he held until his retirement in 1967.
From 1943 to 1945 and from 1948 to 1951 at the California Institute of Technology
of Pasadena
, he collaborated on the manual of special functions for the Bateman manuscript project, together with Arthur Erdélyi
, Ludwig Immanuel Magnus
and Fritz Oberhettinger.
Tricomi was a member of the Accademia nazionale dei Lincei and of the Accademia delle Scienze of Turin, of which he was also president.
Italian people
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mathematician
Mathematician
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famous for his studies on mixed type partial differential equation
Partial differential equation
In mathematics, partial differential equations are a type of differential equation, i.e., a relation involving an unknown function of several independent variables and their partial derivatives with respect to those variables...
s. He was also the author of a book on integral equation
Integral equation
In mathematics, an integral equation is an equation in which an unknown function appears under an integral sign. There is a close connection between differential and integral equations, and some problems may be formulated either way...
s.
He was born in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
. He graduated at the University of Naples in 1918 and later was assistant to Francesco Severi
Francesco Severi
Francesco Severi was an Italian mathematician.Severi was born in Arezzo, Italy. He is famous for his contributions to algebraic geometry and the theory of functions of several complex variables. He became the effective leader of the Italian school of algebraic geometry...
, first in Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
and then in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. Later he was professor at Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, called by Giuseppe Peano
Giuseppe Peano
Giuseppe Peano was an Italian mathematician, whose work was of philosophical value. The author of over 200 books and papers, he was a founder of mathematical logic and set theory, to which he contributed much notation. The standard axiomatization of the natural numbers is named the Peano axioms in...
, a position he held until his retirement in 1967.
From 1943 to 1945 and from 1948 to 1951 at the California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
of Pasadena
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
, he collaborated on the manual of special functions for the Bateman manuscript project, together with Arthur Erdélyi
Arthur Erdélyi
Arthur Erdélyi FRS, FRSE was a Hungarian-born British mathematician. Erdélyi was a leading expert on special functions - especially orthogonal polynomials and hypergeometric functions.-Biography:...
, Ludwig Immanuel Magnus
Ludwig Immanuel Magnus
Ludwig Immanuel Magnus was a German Jewish mathematician who, in 1831, published a paper about the inversion transformation, which leads to inversive geometry....
and Fritz Oberhettinger.
Tricomi was a member of the Accademia nazionale dei Lincei and of the Accademia delle Scienze of Turin, of which he was also president.