Geoffrey S. S. Ludford
Geoffrey S. S. Ludford | |
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| Born | Geoffrey S. S. Ludford February 2, 1928 |
| Died | December 11, 1986 (aged 58) |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge Harvard University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Fluid dynamics Combustion Magnetohydrodynamics |
| Institutions | University of Maryland Cornell University |
| Thesis | Three topics in the mathematical theory of compressible flows (1951) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard von Mises |
| Doctoral students | John D. Buckmaster Moshe Matalon Pamela Cook |
Geoffrey Stuart Stephen Ludford (February 2, 1928 – December 11, 1986) was an applied mathematician who worked in the field of fluid dynamics, combustion and magnetohydrodynamics.