Geoffrey S. S. Ludford
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February 2, 1928
Geoffrey S. S. Ludford | |
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| Born | Geoffrey S. S. Ludford February 2, 1928 |
| Died | December 11, 1986 (aged 58) |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge Harvard University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Fluid dynamics Combustion Magnetohydrodynamics |
| Institutions | University of Maryland Cornell University |
| Thesis | Three topics in the mathematical theory of compressible flows (1951) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard von Mises |
| Doctoral students | John D. Buckmaster Moshe Matalon Pamela Cook |
Geoffrey Stuart Stephen Ludford (February 2, 1928 – December 11, 1986) was an applied mathematician who worked in the field of fluid dynamics, combustion and magnetohydrodynamics.[1][2]
Geoffrey S. S. Ludford grew up in London. He earned his bachelors degree at the University of Cambridge at the age of 20 in 1948. He started his graduate studies at Cambridge with Leslie Howarth, however moved to Harvard University to work under the supervision of Richard von Mises. He obtained his doctoral degree in 1951 at the age of 23 under the supervision of von Mises, although all his degree were still conferred from the University of Cambridge. After this, he joined the faculty of University of Maryland. In 1961, he moved to Cornell University.[3]
Books
Geoffrey S. S. Ludford completed Richard von Mises book on compressible flow following the death of the latter, along with the help of Hilda Geiringer, a mathematician and the wife of Richard von Mises. His published books are
- Richard von Mises, Hilda Geiringer, G. S. S. Ludford (1958). Mathematical theory of compressible fluid flow. Academic press. ISBN 978-0486439419.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - John D. Buckmaster, G. S. S. Ludford (1982). Theory of laminar flames. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521091923.
- John D. Buckmaster, G. S. S. Ludford (1983). Lectures on mathematical combustion. SIAM. ISBN 978-0898711868.
- G. S. S. Ludford (Eds) (1986). Reacting flows: Combustion and chemical reactors Part 1. American Mathematical Society. ISBN 978-0821811276.
- G. S. S. Ludford (Eds) (1986). Reacting flows: Combustion and chemical reactors Part 2. American Mathematical Society. ISBN 978-0821811283.
