Wolfgang Hahn
| Wolfgang Hahn | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 30, 1911 Potsdam |
| Died |
January 10, 1998 (aged 86) Kassel |
| Residence | Germany |
| Citizenship | Germany |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | TU Braunschweig, TU Graz |
| Alma mater | University of Berlin |
| Doctoral advisor | Issai Schur |
| Known for | Hahn polynomials, Hahn class, Hahn–Exton q-Bessel function |
Wolfgang Hahn (April 30, 1911 – January 10, 1998) was a German mathematician who worked on special functions, in particular orthogonal polynomials.
He introduced Hahn polynomials, the Hahn class, and the Hahn–Exton q-Bessel function. He was an honorary member of the Austrian Mathematical Society.
References
- Kappel, F. (1982), "Wolfgang Hahn---an address in honour of his 70th birthday", in Kappel, F.; Schappacher, W., Evolution equations and their applications (Schloss Retzhof, 1981), Res. Notes in Math., 68, New York: Pitman, pp. xi–xvi, ISBN 978-0-273-08567-6, MR 668374
- "Professor Dr. Wolfgang Hahn", Journal of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 18: Si–Svi, 1983, ISSN 0047-2557, MR 753936
- "Nachruf auf Wolfgang Hahn" (PDF), Internationale Mathematische Nachrichten, 181: 2–12, August 1999
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