Henri Padé
French mathematician (1863–1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henri Eugène Padé (French: [pade]; 17 December 1863 – 9 July 1953) was a French mathematician, who is now remembered mainly for his development of Padé approximation techniques for functions using rational functions.
"Padé" redirects here. For the village in Serbia, see Padej.
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Henri Padé | |
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Born | (1863-12-17)17 December 1863 |
Died | 9 July 1953(1953-07-09) (aged 89) |
Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure |
Known for | Padé approximant Padé table |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Thesis | Sur la representation approchee d'une fonction par des fractions rationelles |
Doctoral advisor | Charles Hermite |
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