Olof B. Widlund
Encyclopedia
Olof B. Widlund, born 1938, is a Swedish
-American
mathematician. He is well known for his leading role in and fundamental contributions to domain decomposition method
s. He received his Ph.D. at Uppsala University
in 1966 and is professor of Computer Science
at the Courant Institute of the New York University
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
-American
United States
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mathematician. He is well known for his leading role in and fundamental contributions to domain decomposition method
Domain decomposition method
In mathematics, the additive Schwarz method, named after Hermann Schwarz, solves a boundary value problem for a partial differential equation approximately by splitting it into boundary value problems on smaller domains and adding the results.- Overview :...
s. He received his Ph.D. at Uppsala University
Uppsala University
Uppsala University is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden, and is the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. It consistently ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe in international rankings and is generally considered one of the most prestigious institutions of...
in 1966 and is professor of Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
at the Courant Institute of the New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
.
Publications
- Andrea Toselli and Olof Widlund, Domain Decomposition Methods - Algorithms and Theory, Springer Series in Computational Mathematics, Vol. 34, 2004
External links
- Home page at Courant institute
- Fast Algorithms for Scientific Computing A Symposium in Honor of Olof B. Widlund on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday