Michael James Lighthill (Paris, 23 de janeiro de 1924 — Sark, 17 de julho de 1998) foi um matemático britânico, nascido na França.
Foi professor da Cátedra Beyer de Matemática Aplicada, de 1950 a 1959.
Obras
- Collected Papers, 5 Volumes, Oxford University Press 1997
- On sound generated aerodynamically. I. General theory. Proc. Roy. Soc. 211(A) p. 564-587, London, 1952.
- On sound generated aerodynamically. II. Turbulence as a source of sound. Proc. Roy. Soc. 222(A), p. 1-34, London, 1954.
- com G. B. Whitham On kinematic waves. I. Flood movement in long rivers, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A 229, 1955, p. 281–316, II A theory of traffic flow on long crowded roads, Proc. Roy.Soc. A 229, 1955, p. 317-345
- Einführung in die Theorie der Fourieranalysis und der verallgemeinerten Funktionen. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim, 1966 (zuerst Cambridge 1958).
- Waves in Fluids, Cambridge University Press 1978, 2. Edição 2001, ISBN 0521010454
- An informal introduction to theoretical fluid mechanics, Oxford 1986
- Higher approximations in aerodynamics theory, Princeton 1960
- Mathematical Biofluiddynamics, SIAM 1975
Bibliografia
- Lokenath Debnath Sir James Lighthill and Modern Fluid Mechanics, World Scientific 2008
- David G. Crighton und T. J. Pedley: Michael James Lighthill (1924–1998). Notices of the AMS, Volume 46, No. 10, Nov. 1999 (Download s. Weblinks).
- M. J. Crocker: Sir James Lighthill and his Contributions to Science. Keynote Lecture, Sixth International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Dänemark, 1999 (Download s. Weblinks).
Referências
- «Laureates» (pdf) (em inglês). The Franklin Institute. Consultado em 1 de julho de 2015. Cópia arquivada em 1 de julho de 2015
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