Wolfgang Hahn
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Wolfgang Hahn | |
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Born | Potsdam, Germany | April 30, 1911
Died | January 10, 1998 Kassel, Germany | (aged 86)
Alma mater | University of Berlin |
Known for | Hahn polynomials, Hahn difference, Hahn ensemble, Hahn q-addition, Hahn–Exton q-Bessel function |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | TU Braunschweig, TU Graz |
Doctoral advisor | Issai Schur |
Wolfgang Hahn (April 30, 1911 – January 10, 1998) was a German mathematician who worked on special functions, in particular orthogonal polynomials.
He introduced Hahn polynomials, Hahn difference, Hahn q-addition (or Jackson-Hahn-Cigler q-addition), and the Hahn–Exton q-Bessel function. He was an honorary member of the Austrian Mathematical Society.
References
- Kappel, F. (1982), "Wolfgang Hahn---an address in honour of his 70th birthday", in Kappel, F.; Schappacher, W. (eds.), Evolution equations and their applications (Schloss Retzhof, 1981), Res. Notes in Math., vol. 68, New York: Pitman, pp. xi–xvi, ISBN 978-0-273-08567-6, MR 0668374
- "Professor Dr. Wolfgang Hahn", Journal of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 18: Si–Svi, 1983, ISSN 0047-2557, MR 0753936
- "Nachruf auf Wolfgang Hahn" (PDF), Internationale Mathematische Nachrichten, 181: 2–12, August 1999
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