Aleksandr Nekrasov

For Russian football player, see Aleksandr Nekrasov (footballer).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Nekrasov.
Aleksandr Nekrasov
Born
Aleksandr Ivanovich Nekrasov

(1883-12-09)December 9, 1883
Moscow, Russian Empire
DiedMay 21, 1957(1957-05-21) (aged 73)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Alma materUniversity of Moscow
AwardsOrder of Lenin
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Stalin Prize
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, physics
Institutions

Aleksandr Ivanovich Nekrasov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Некра́сов; 9 December [O.S. 27 November] 1883 – 21 May 1957) was a Soviet and Russian mathematician known for his mathematical contributions to hydromechanics and aeromechanics. The Nekrasov integral equation describing surface waves is named for him.[1]

  1. ^ Kuznetsov, Nikolay (November 2015). "333 Pages That Changed Theory of Water Waves" (PDF). Notices of the American Mathematical Society. 62 (10). American Mathematical Society: 1208–1209. doi:10.1090/noti1285. Retrieved 13 November 2015.