Andrey Tikhonov
Soviet mathematician and researcher
Born
October 17th, 1906
118 years ago
Died
1993
32 years ago — 87 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Russia
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Pioneered important developments in mathematical analysis and operated in the field of functional analysis. Contributed to the general theory of systems of linear algebraic equations and the theory of operator equations. Worked extensively on integral equations and their applications in various scientific fields. Served as a professor and authored numerous papers and books on mathematics, influencing future generations of mathematicians and engineers. His work in mathematical modeling has been utilized in various industries.
Developed Tikhonov regularization techniques
Contributed to the theory of algebraic equations
Published extensively in mathematical analysis
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