Karl Mikhailovich Peterson
Karl Mikhailovich Peterson (25 May 1828 – 1 May 1881) was a Russian mathematician, known by an earlier formulation of the Gauss–Codazzi equations.
Karl Mikhailovich Peterson | |
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| Born | May 25, 1828 Riga, Russian Empire; now Latvia |
| Died | April 19, 1881 (aged 52) Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Alma mater | University of Dorpat |
| Known for | Peterson–Codazzi equations |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Thesis | Über die Biegung der Flächen (On the bending of surfaces) (1853) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ferdinand Minding |
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