Antonio Signorini | |
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| Born | 2 April 1888 Arezzo, Italy |
| Died | 23 February 1963 (aged 74) Rome, Italy |
| Alma mater | Scuola Normale Superiore (1909) (Mathematics degree) University of Palermo (1921) (Civil engineering degree) |
| Known for | Signorini expansion Signorini problem |
| Awards | Lavagna prize (1909) Golden medal of the Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL (1920) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Continuum mechanics Constitutive equations External ballistics Finite strain theory |
| Institutions | University of Palermo University of Naples Federico II Università di Roma |
| Doctoral advisor | Gian Antonio Maggi |
| Other academic advisors | Luigi Bianchi Tullio Levi-Civita |
| Doctoral students | Carlo Cattaneo Piero Giorgio Bordoni |
| Other notable students | Gaetano Fichera |
Antonio Signorini (2 April 1888 – 23 February 1963) was an influential Italian mathematical physicist and civil engineer of the 20th century.[1] He is known for his work in finite elasticity, thermoelasticity and for formulating the Signorini problem.
- ^ Signorini, Antonio — Treccani, Enciclopedie online (in Italian)