Thomas Brooke Benjamin, FRS[1] (15 April 1929 – 16 August 1995) was an English mathematical physicist and mathematician, best known for his work in mathematical analysis and fluid mechanics, especially in applications of nonlinear differential equations.[2]
T. Brooke Benjamin | |
|---|---|
 Brooke Benjamin | |
| Born | 15 April 1929 |
| Died | 16 August 1995 (aged 66) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool Yale University University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Benjamin–Bona–Mahony equation Benjamin–Ono equation Benjamin–Feir instability |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Fluid dynamics Mathematical analysis |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge University of Essex University of Oxford |
| Doctoral students | John Dwyer Alan Champneys |
Education and career
editBenjamin was educated at Wallasey Grammar School on the Wirral, the University of Liverpool (BEng. 1950) and Yale University (MEng. 1952), before being awarded his doctorate at King's College, Cambridge in 1955.[3][4] He was a fellow of King's from 1955 to 1964.[5]
From 1979 until his death in 1995 he was Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, and a fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford.[6]
Contributions
editThe Benjamin–Ono equation describes one-dimensional internal waves in deep water. It was introduced by Benjamin in 1967, and later studied also by Hiroaki Ono. Another equation named after Benjamin, the Benjamin–Bona–Mahony equation, models long surface gravity waves of small amplitude. Benjamin studied it with Jerry L. Bona and J. J. Mahony in a 1972 paper.
References
edit- ^ Hunt, J. C. R. (2003). "Thomas Brooke Benjamin. 15 April 1929 – 16 August 1995 Elected FRS 1966". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 49: 39–67. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2003.0003.
- ^ Hunt, J. C. R. (2006). "Nonlinear and Wave Theory Contributions of T. Brooke Benjamin (1929–1995)". Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. 38 (1): 1–25. Bibcode:2006AnRFM..38....1H. doi:10.1146/annurev.fluid.38.050304.092028.
- ^ Brooke Benjamin at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Brooke Benjamin", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- ^ "BENJAMIN, Prof. (Thomas) Brooke". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2018 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Longuet-Higgins, M. S. (2004). "Benjamin, (Thomas) Brooke". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/60105. Retrieved 15 April 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
External links
edit- "The Brooke Benjamin Lecture in Fluid Dynamics". Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2009.