Mathematician:Jacques Charles François Sturm

Mathematician

Swiss-born Franco-German mathematical physicist whose work was mainly in the fields of applied mathematics and physics.

Nationality

Franco-German

History

• Born: 29 Sept 1803, Geneva, Switzerland
• Died: 18 Dec 1855, Paris, France

Theorems and Definitions

• Sturm-Liouville Theory (with Joseph Liouville)
• Sturm's Theorem
• Sturm-Picone Comparison Theorem (with Mauro Picone)
• Sturm Separation Theorem

Results named for Jacques Charles François Sturm can be found here.

Definitions of concepts named for Jacques Charles François Sturm can be found here.

Publications

• 1857–1863: Cours d'analyse de l'école polytechnique
• 1861: Cours de mécanique de l'école polytechnique

Also known as

Usually known as Charles Sturm.

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Jacques Charles François Sturm": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive