Michel Hénon
Michel Hénon (born July 23, 1931 in Paris , † April 6, 2013 in Nice ) was a French mathematician and astronomer who conducted research at the Observatory ( Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur ) in Nice.
His Hénon mapping is known in mathematics , a simple discrete dynamic system that exhibits chaotic behavior . The Hénon Heiles model is named after him and Carl E. Heiles (1964).
He also worked on the three-body problem and in the 1960s dealt with the dynamics of star clusters, especially globular clusters, which he simulated using the Monte Carlo method .
In 1978 he received the Prix Jean Ricard .
Web links
- Hénon's publications (excerpt from NASA ; English)
- An introduction to the Hénon map (English)
- Michel Hénon Memoriam (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michèle Audin : Michel Hénon et le système de Hénon-Heiles. Obituary on the website of the Center national de la recherche scientifique of May 17, 2013 (French). Retrieved July 21, 2013.
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| SURNAME | Hénon, Michel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French mathematician and astronomer who did research at the Observatory (Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur) in Nice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 6, 2013 |
| Place of death | Nice |