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Uriel Frisch

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Uriel Frisch · Science & Medicine

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Physicist known for contributions to the theory of turbulence

When

1940, Agen, France

Where

France (Nice · CNRS)

Biography

Uriel Frisch is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physicist known for contributions to the theory of turbulence

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Uriel Frisch is a French mathematical physicist at the CNRS and Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, known for fundamental contributions to the theory of turbulence, including work on intermittency and the lattice-gas automaton method for simulating fluid flow. His 1995 book 'Turbulence' became a standard reference in the field. He is documented as Jewish in listings of Jewish scientists in the physical sciences.

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Physicist known for contributions to the theory of turbulence

1940

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science