Frans van den Dungen

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Frans Henri Antoine van den Dungen (born June 4, 1898 in Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis , † May 22, 1965 in Watermael-Boitsfort / Watermaal-Bosvoorde ) was a Belgian mathematician who worked in the field of applied mathematics and mechanics .

Life

Van den Dungen was a professor at the Free University of Brussels . His fields of work were applied mechanics (e.g. investigation of vibration problems, physics of liquids), theoretical physics and geophysics. In 1946 he was awarded the most prestigious science prize in Belgium, the Francqui Prize . On February 20, 1956, he was accepted as a corresponding member of the Académie des sciences .

Fonts (selection)

  • FH van den Dungen: About the flexural vibrations of a shaft . In: Journal for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics . tape 8 , no. 3 , 1928, pp. 225-231 , doi : 10.1002 / zamm . 19280080306 .
  • FH van den Dungen, JF Cox, J. van Mieghem: Variations in the earth's angular velocity resulting from fluctuations in atmospheric and oceanic circulation . In: Tellus . tape 2 , no. 4 , 1950, p. 319-320 , doi : 10.3402 / tellusa.v2i4.8600 .
  • FH van den Dungen, JF Cox, J. van Mieghem: Seasonal fluctuations in the rate of rotation of the earth . In: Vistas in Astronomy . tape 2 , 1956, p. 834-842 , doi : 10.1016 / 0083-6656 (56) 90008-3 .
  • FH van den Dungen: Les coefficients cinematiques d'élasticité . In: Annali di Matematica Pura ed Applicata . tape 50 , 1960, pp. 291-293 , doi : 10.1007 / BF02414519 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List of former members since 1666: Letter V. Académie des sciences, accessed on March 10, 2020 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Dungen, Frans van den
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dungen, Frans Henri Antoine van den; Dungen, François Henri Antoine van den (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian mathematician
DATE OF BIRTH June 4, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis
DATE OF DEATH May 22, 1965
Place of death Watermael-Boitsfort / Watermaal-Bosvoorde