Otto Emersleben (mathematician)

Otto Emersleben (born June 17, 1898 in Magdeburg , † August 10, 1975 in Greifswald ) was a German mathematician , physicist and university professor .

Life

Emersleben studied mathematics , physics and chemistry in Göttingen . In 1922 he was there with a thesis on the relationship between crystal lattice potentials and zeta functions for Dr. phil. PhD . From 1950 he worked as a research assistant at the Institute for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics of the German Academy of Sciences . In 1950 he completed his habilitation at the Technical University of Berlin-Charlottenburg . He then worked there as a private lecturer . In 1953 he was appointed professor for applied mathematics and director of the institute of the same name at the University of Greifswald . He worked there until his retirement in 1963.

Emersleben dealt with problems of electrostatics in crystal lattices, oscillations in capacitor circuits , strength theory , fluid mechanics , wireless communication technology , Epstein's and Riemann's zeta functions and the Madelung constants . He designed a measuring instrument for direct and alternating current in self-construction and dealt with applications of mathematics in the macromolecular chemistry of fiber materials.

Emersleben published 67 papers, including seven popular science articles.

Johann C. Poggendorff: Biographical-literary concise dictionary. Vol. 6/1, 1936
Who is who. 12, 1955.
Estate in the Greifswald University Archives.

personal data
SURNAME	Emersleben, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German mathematician, physicist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH	June 17, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH	Magdeburg
DATE OF DEATH	August 10, 1975
Place of death	Greifswald