Aleksandr Lyapunov
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Lyapunov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Ляпуно́в, pronounced [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ lʲɪpʊˈnof]; 6 June [O.S. 25 May] 1857 – 3 November 1918) was a Russian mathematician, mechanician and physicist. His surname is variously romanized as Ljapunov, Liapunov, Liapounoff or Ljapunow. He was the son of the astronomer Mikhail Lyapunov and the brother of the pianist and composer Sergei Lyapunov.
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Lyapunov | |
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| Born | 6 June 1857 Yaroslavl, Russian Empire |
| Died | 3 November 1918 (aged 61) Odessa, Ukrainian People's Republic |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
| Known for | Lyapunov function Lyapunov stability Lyapunov exponent Lyapunov central limit theorem Lyapunov vector |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied mathematics |
| Institutions | Saint Petersburg State University Russian Academy of Sciences Kharkov University |
| Thesis | The general problem of the stability of motion (1892) |
| Doctoral advisor | Pafnuty Chebyshev |
| Doctoral students | Vladimir Steklov |
Lyapunov is known for his development of the stability theory of a dynamical system, as well as for his many contributions to mathematical physics and probability theory.
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