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Also known as Jacques Charles François Sturm, Charles-François Sturm

mathematician from Geneva (1803-1855)

Person · Open Library

Born
1803
Died
1855
Works
10

Top works

  • Cours de méchanique de l'École polytechnique
  • Mémoire sur la résolution des équations numériques
  • Abhandlung über Auflösung der numerischen Gleichungen (1835) Aus dem Französischen übers, und hrsg. von Alfred Loewy
  • Cours d'analyse de l'École polytechnique
  • Cours d'analyse de l'École polytechnique

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
Germany
Active from
1996

Discography

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Key facts

Born
( 1803-09-29 ) 29 September 1803, Geneva
Died
15 December 1855 (1855-12-15) (aged 52), Paris
Known for
Sturm separation theorem , Sturm series , Sturm's theorem , Sturm–Liouville theory , Sturm–Picone comparison theorem , Speed of sound , Sturm's conoid
Awards
Légion d'Honneur (1837), Copley Medal (1840)
Fields
Mathematics
Institutions
École Polytechnique

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Encyclopedic overview

Jacques Charles François Sturm (29 September 1803 – 15 December 1855) was a French mathematician, who made a significant addition to equation theory with his work, Sturm's theorem.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Charles Sturm” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.