Kraków School of Mathematics
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Kraków School of Mathematics was a sub-group of Polish School of Mathematics
represented by mathematicians from the Kraków
universities—Jagiellonian University
and the AGH University of Science and Technology
, active during the interwar period
(1918–1939). Their area of study was primarily classical analysis, differential equation
s and analytic function
s.
The Kraków School of Differential Equations was founded by Tadeusz Ważewski
, a student of Stanisław Zaremba, and was internationally appreciated after World War II
. The Kraków School of Analytic Functions was founded by Franciszek Leja
. Other notable members includes Kazimierz Żorawski
, Władysław Ślebodziński, Stanisław Gołąb, Ewa Grabska and Czesław Olech
.
Polish School of Mathematics
The Polish School of Mathematics refers to the mathematics community that flourished in Poland in the 20th century, particularly during the Interbellum between World Wars I and II.- Overview :The Polish School of Mathematics subsumed:...
represented by mathematicians from the Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
universities—Jagiellonian University
Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University was established in 1364 by Casimir III the Great in Kazimierz . It is the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe and one of the oldest universities in the world....
and the AGH University of Science and Technology
AGH University of Science and Technology
AGH University of Science and Technology is the second largest technical university in Poland, located in Kraków. The university was established in 1919, and was formerly known as the University of Mining and Metallurgy...
, active during the interwar period
Interwar period
Interwar period can refer to any period between two wars. The Interbellum is understood to be the period between the end of the Great War or First World War and the beginning of the Second World War in Europe....
(1918–1939). Their area of study was primarily classical analysis, differential equation
Differential equation
A differential equation is a mathematical equation for an unknown function of one or several variables that relates the values of the function itself and its derivatives of various orders...
s and analytic function
Analytic function
In mathematics, an analytic function is a function that is locally given by a convergent power series. There exist both real analytic functions and complex analytic functions, categories that are similar in some ways, but different in others...
s.
The Kraków School of Differential Equations was founded by Tadeusz Ważewski
Tadeusz Wazewski
Tadeusz Ważewski was a Polish mathematician.Ważewski made important contributions to the theory of ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, control theory and the theory of analytic spaces...
, a student of Stanisław Zaremba, and was internationally appreciated after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The Kraków School of Analytic Functions was founded by Franciszek Leja
Franciszek Leja
Franciszek Leja was a Polish mathematician.He was born to a poor peasant family in the south-estern Poland. After graduating from the Univestity of Lwów he was a teacher of mathematics and physics in high schools from 1910 until 1923, among others in Kraków...
. Other notable members includes Kazimierz Żorawski
Kazimierz Zorawski
Kazimierz Żorawski was a Polish mathematician. His work earned him an honored place in mathematics alongside such Polish mathematicians as Wojciech Brudzewski, Jan Brożek , Nicolas Copernicus, Samuel Dickstein, Stefan Banach, Stefan Bergman, Marian Rejewski, Stanisław Zaremba and Witold...
, Władysław Ślebodziński, Stanisław Gołąb, Ewa Grabska and Czesław Olech
Czesław Olech
Czesław Olech is a Polish mathematician. He is a representative of the Kraków school of mathematics, especially the differential equations school of Tadeusz Ważewski.-Education and career:...
.
See also
- Polish School of MathematicsPolish School of MathematicsThe Polish School of Mathematics refers to the mathematics community that flourished in Poland in the 20th century, particularly during the Interbellum between World Wars I and II.- Overview :The Polish School of Mathematics subsumed:...
- Lwów School of MathematicsLwów School of MathematicsThe Lwów School of Mathematics was a group of mathematicians who worked between the two World Wars in Lviv, then known as Lwów and located in Poland, but now located in western Ukraine. The mathematicians often met at the famous Scottish Café to discuss mathematical problems, and published in the...
- Warsaw School of MathematicsWarsaw School of Mathematics"Warsaw School of Mathematics" is the name given to a group of mathematicians who worked at Warsaw, Poland, in the two decades between the World Wars, especially in the fields of logic, set theory, point-set topology and real analysis. They published in the journal Fundamenta Mathematicae, founded...
- Polish Mathematical SocietyPolish Mathematical SocietyThe Polish Mathematical Society began in Kraków, Poland in 1917. It was originally simply called the Mathematical Society. It was officially constituted on April 2, 1919.Hugo Steinhaus, Stefan Banach and Otto Nikodym were among the founders....
- 15th Centurian Kraków School of Mathematics and AstrologyKraków School of Mathematics and AstrologyThe Kraków School of Mathematics and Astrology was an influential mid-to-late-15th-century group of mathematicians and astrologers at the University of Kraków .-Notable members:...