Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov Scientist

Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov (Russian: Андре́й Никола́евич Ти́хонов; October 30, 1906 – October 7, 1993) was a Soviet and Russian mathematician known for important contributions to topology, functional analysis, mathematical physics, and ill-posed problems. He was also one of the inventors of the magnetotellurics method in geophysics. Tikhonov's surname is also transliterated as "Tychonoff", because he originally published in German. Other forms of his name include "Tychonov", "Tihonov", "Tichonov."

Personal facts

Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov
Birth dateOctober 30, 1906
Birth place
Gagarin Russia , Russian Empire
Nationality
Russia
Date of deathOctober 07, 1993
Place of death
Moscow , Russia
Education
Moscow State University
Known for
Functional analysis
Topology
Tychonoff space
Tikhonov regularization
Mathematical physics
Well-posed problem
Tychonoff's theorem
Tikhonov's theorem (dynamical systems)

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Scientist

doctoral advisor
Pavel Alexandrov
doctoral student
Alexander Samarsky
Field of study
Mathematics

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