Albert Victor Bäcklund

Mathematician, physicist and mathematician

Albert Victor Bäcklund - Mathematician, physicist and mathematician
Born

January 11th, 1845
180 years ago

Died

1912
113 years ago — 67 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

Sweden

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Contributed significantly to the fields of mathematics and physics. Developed Bäcklund transformations, which are methods used to generate new solutions from known ones in differential equations. Worked on the theory of surfaces in differential geometry, influencing future studies in the field. Engaged in research related to the theory of functions and contributed to the geometrical interpretation of equations.

Developed Bäcklund transformations

Contributed to differential geometry

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