Erik Ivar Fredholm | |
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 Autochrome by Auguste Léon, 1921 | |
| Born | 7 April 1866 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 17 August 1927 (aged 61) Mörby (near Stockholm), Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Known for | Analytic Fredholm theorem Fredholm alternative Fredholm determinant Fredholm equation Fredholm kernel Fredholm module Fredholm operator Fredholm solvability Fredholm's theorem Fredholm theory Resolvent formalism |
| Awards | Björkénska priset (1910) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Doctoral advisor | Gösta Mittag-Leffler |
| Doctoral students | Carl-Gustaf Rossby[1] Nils Zeilon |
Erik Ivar Fredholm (7 April 1866 – 17 August 1927) was a Swedish mathematician whose work on integral equations and operator theory foreshadowed the theory of Hilbert spaces.
- ^ Bolin, Bert (1959). The Atmosphere and the Sea in Motion: Scientific Contributions to the Rossby Memorial Volume. Rockefeller Univ. Press. p. 54 – via Google Books.