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Herbert Keller

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Herbert Keller · Science & Medicine

What

Numerical analysis; continuation methods for PDEs

When

1925, Paterson, New Jersey, United States — 2008, Pasadena, California, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Herbert Keller is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Numerical analysis; continuation methods for PDEs

How & why

Herbert Bishop Keller was an American mathematician at Caltech who advanced numerical analysis, particularly continuation methods for tracing solutions of nonlinear differential equations past turning points — techniques central to computational bifurcation problems. He was the brother of mathematician Joseph Keller and came from a Jewish family.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics

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Numerical analysis; continuation methods for PDEs

1925

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics