Francis Dominic Murnaghan (mathematician)
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Francis Dominic Murnaghan (1873–1976) was an Irish mathematician, former head of the mathematics department at Johns Hopkins University
. His name is attached to developments in group theory
and mathematics applied to continuum mechanics
(Murnaghan and Birch–Murnaghan equations of state).
He is the father of Francis Dominic Murnaghan, Jr., former U.S. federal judge.
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
. His name is attached to developments in group theory
Group theory
In mathematics and abstract algebra, group theory studies the algebraic structures known as groups.The concept of a group is central to abstract algebra: other well-known algebraic structures, such as rings, fields, and vector spaces can all be seen as groups endowed with additional operations and...
and mathematics applied to continuum mechanics
Continuum mechanics
Continuum mechanics is a branch of mechanics that deals with the analysis of the kinematics and the mechanical behavior of materials modelled as a continuous mass rather than as discrete particles...
(Murnaghan and Birch–Murnaghan equations of state).
He is the father of Francis Dominic Murnaghan, Jr., former U.S. federal judge.