Brooke Benjamin
| T. Brooke Benjamin | |
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Brooke Benjamin
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| Born |
15 April 1929 Wallasey, England |
| Died | 16 August 1995 (aged 66) Oxford, England |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Fields |
Fluid dynamics Mathematical analysis |
| Institutions |
University of Cambridge University of Essex University of Oxford |
| Alma mater |
University of Liverpool Yale University University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral students |
Howell Peregrine (Cambridge) Bill Pritchard (Cambridge) Grant Keady (Cambridge) John Dwyer (Essex) Deb Bose (Essex) Alan Champneys (Oxford) James Graham-Eagle (Oxford) Mark Groves (Oxford) Ming Li (Oxford) John Maddocks (Oxford) Joseph Pitt-Francis (Oxford) |
| Known for |
Benjamin–Bona–Mahony equation Benjamin–Ono equation Benjamin–Feir instability |
Howell Peregrine (Cambridge) Bill Pritchard (Cambridge) Grant Keady (Cambridge) John Dwyer (Essex) Deb Bose (Essex) Alan Champneys (Oxford) James Graham-Eagle (Oxford) Mark Groves (Oxford) Ming Li (Oxford) John Maddocks (Oxford)
Thomas Brooke Benjamin, FRS (15 April 1929 – 16 August 1995) was an English mathematical physicist and mathematician, best known for his work in mathematical analysis and fluid mechanics, especially in applications of nonlinear differential equations. Benjamin was awarded a doctorate degree at King's College, Cambridge in 1955.
From 1979 until his death in 1995 he was Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, and a fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford.
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