Mechanics, mathematical physics and foundations of mathematics in the 18th and 19th Centuries
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Wed 9 Jul, 10:15 - 10:55, Aula Bianchi Scienze
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seminar: The role of potential theory in Betti's work
abstract: Enrico Betti gave fundamental contributions to potential theory which are contained in a series of papers published in Nuovo Cimento in 1863-1864 and in a volume appeared in 1879 (Pisa, Nistri). Betti applied his methods results of potential theory – such as Dirichlet principle and Green’s functions – to other research fields of mathematical physics (especially to theory of elasticity, but also to heat theory, electricity, magnetism and electrodynamics). I shall discuss these (analytical) methods, compare them to some contemporary contributions and point out his influence in Italy and abroad.
timetable:
Wed 9 Jul, 10:15 - 10:55, Aula Bianchi Scienze
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