Philip Saffman

Philip Saffman
Born
Philip Geoffrey Saffman

(1931-03-19)19 March 1931
Leeds, England
Died17 August 2008(2008-08-17) (aged 77)
Los Angeles
Alma mater
Known for
Spouse
Ruth Arion
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(m. 1954)​
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Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
Doctoral advisorGeorge Batchelor[4]
Doctoral studentsFrancis Bretherton

Philip Geoffrey Saffman FRS[1] (19 March 1931 – 17 August 2008) was a mathematician and the Theodore von Kármán Professor of Applied Mathematics and Aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

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  3. ^ Jiménez, Javier; Wray, Alan A.; Saffman, Philip G.; Rogallo, Robert S. (1993). "The structure of intense vorticity in isotropic turbulence". Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 255: 65. Bibcode:1993JFM...255...65J. doi:10.1017/S0022112093002393. S2CID 32410075.
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  7. ^ Johnson, John Jr. (22 August 2008), "Philip Geoffrey Saffman, 1931–2008", Los Angeles Times: B6, archived from the original on 6 March 2015.
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  9. ^ "Dale Pullin's lecture on life and work of Philip Saffman". Archived from the original on 21 March 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  10. ^ Philip Geoffrey Saffman (1931–2008) tribute by Dale Pullin on YouTube
  11. ^ Pullin, D.I.; Meiron, D.I. (2013). "Philip G. Saffman". Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. 45: 19–34. Bibcode:2013AnRFM..45...19P. doi:10.1146/annurev-fluid-011212-140655.
  12. ^ Stone, H. A. (2000). "Philip Saffman and viscous flow theory". Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 409 (1): 165–183. Bibcode:2000JFM...409..165S. doi:10.1017/S0022112099007697. S2CID 120414580.
  13. ^ "Philip Geoffrey Saffman, 77". Caltech. 2008. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015.
  14. ^ Philip Saffman's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)