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A. V. Pogorelov
Aleksei Vasil'evich Pogorelov (russian: Алексе́й Васи́льевич Погоре́лов, ua, Олексі́й Васи́льович Погорє́лов; March 2, 1919 – December 17, 2002), was a Soviet and Ukrainian mathematician. Specialist in the field of convex and differential geometry Differential geometry is a mathematical discipline that studies the geometry of smooth shapes and smooth spaces, otherwise known as smooth manifolds. It uses the techniques of differential calculus, integral calculus, linear algebra and multili ..., geometric PDEs and elastic shells theory, the author of the novel school textbook on geometry and university textbooks on analytical geometry, on differential geometry, and on foundations of geometry. Pogorelov's uniqueness theorem and the Alexandrov's uniqueness theorem#Related results, Alexandrov–Pogorelov theorem are named after him. Biography Born March 3, 1919 in Korocha, Kursk Governorate (now Belgor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korocha
Korocha (russian: Короча) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of Korochansky District in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Korocha River (Seversky Donets River, Seversky Donets' tributary), northeast of Belgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: History What is now Korocha has been known since 1638 as a small Russian fortress built as a part of the defense line between modern Belgorod, Tambov, and Ulyanovsk against the Crimean Tatars. At the time, it was the south frontier of the Tsardom of Russia. It was first named Krasny gorod na Koroche, which was then shortened to Korocha. It was granted town status in 1708. Until the early 20th century, Korocha remained the main town in the region but then it lost its importance. During World War II, Korocha was occupied by the Nazi Germany, German Wehrmacht on July 1, 1942 and freed on February 7, 1943 by the Voronezh Front of the Red Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |