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Semyon Gershgorin

Who

Semyon Gershgorin · Science & Medicine

What

The Gershgorin circle theorem for eigenvalue bounds

When

1901, Pruzhany, Russian Empire (now Belarus) — 1933, Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)

Where

Russian Empire · Soviet Union

Biography

Semyon Gershgorin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — The Gershgorin circle theorem for eigenvalue bounds

How & why

Semyon Gershgorin was a Soviet mathematician best known for the Gershgorin circle theorem (1931), a simple and widely used method for bounding the eigenvalues of a square matrix within discs in the complex plane. The theorem is a standard tool in numerical linear algebra. He was of Jewish origin and worked in Leningrad.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics

Contributions & Sources

The Gershgorin circle theorem for eigenvalue bounds

1901

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics