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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