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Iosif Gikhman

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Iosif Gikhman · Science & Medicine

What

Theory of stochastic differential equations

When

1918, Uman, Ukraine (Russian Empire) — 1985, Ukraine (Soviet Union)

Where

Ukraine (Soviet Union)

Biography

Iosif Gikhman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Theory of stochastic differential equations

How & why

Iosif Ilyich Gikhman was a Soviet-Ukrainian mathematician and one of the founders of the theory of stochastic differential equations, best known for his multi-volume treatise on the theory of stochastic processes co-written with Anatoliy Skorokhod. His work is foundational to modern probability theory and its applications. He is included in scholarly listings of Jewish mathematicians.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics

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Theory of stochastic differential equations

1918

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics