Olga Arsenievna Oleinik (also as ''Oleĭnik'')
HFRSE
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(russian: link=no, О́льга Арсе́ньевна Оле́йник) (2 July 1925 – 13 October 2001) was a
Soviet mathematician who conducted pioneering work on the theory of
partial differential equation
In mathematics, a partial differential equation (PDE) is an equation which imposes relations between the various partial derivatives of a Multivariable calculus, multivariable function.
The function is often thought of as an "unknown" to be sol ...
s, the theory of strongly inhomogeneous elastic media, and the mathematical theory of
boundary layers. She was a student of
Ivan Petrovsky
Ivan Georgievich Petrovsky (russian: Ива́н Гео́ргиевич Петро́вский) (18 January 1901 – 15 January 1973) (the family name is also transliterated as Petrovskii or Petrowsky) was a Soviet mathematician working mainly in t ...
. She studied and worked at the
Moscow State University.
She received many prizes for her remarkable contributions: the
Chebotarev Prize in 1952; the State Prize 1988; the
Petrowsky Prize in 1995; and the Prize of the
Russian Academy of Sciences in 1995. Also she was member of several foreign academies of sciences, and earned several honorary degrees.
Life
On 2 May 1985 Olga Oleinik was awarded the
laurea honoris causa
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by the
Sapienza University of Rome, jointly with
Fritz John.
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Work
Research activity
She authored more than 370 mathematical publications and 8 monographs, as the sole author or in collaboration with others: her work covers
algebraic geometry
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, the theory of
partial differential equation
In mathematics, a partial differential equation (PDE) is an equation which imposes relations between the various partial derivatives of a Multivariable calculus, multivariable function.
The function is often thought of as an "unknown" to be sol ...
s where her work enlightened various aspects,
elasticity theory and
boundary layers theory.
Teaching activity
She was an enthusiast and very active teacher, advising the
thesis of 57 "
candidates".
Selected publications of Olga Oleinik
*. An important paper where the author describes generalized solutions of
nonlinear partial differential equation
In mathematics, a partial differential equation (PDE) is an equation which imposes relations between the various partial derivatives of a Multivariable calculus, multivariable function.
The function is often thought of as an "unknown" to be sol ...
s as
''BV'' functions.
*. An important paper where the author constructs a
weak solution in ''
BV'' for a
nonlinear partial differential equation
In mathematics, a partial differential equation (PDE) is an equation which imposes relations between the various partial derivatives of a Multivariable calculus, multivariable function.
The function is often thought of as an "unknown" to be sol ...
with the method of
vanishing viscosity.
*. An important paper in the theory of the
Stefan problem: generalizing earlier work of her doctoral student
S. L. Kamenomostskaya, the author proves the existence of a
generalized solution for the
multi dimensional model.
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See also
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Boundary layer
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Bounded variation
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Elasticity theory
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Homogenization
Homogeneity is a sameness of constituent structure.
Homogeneity, homogeneous, or homogenization may also refer to:
In mathematics
*Transcendental law of homogeneity of Leibniz
* Homogeneous space for a Lie group G, or more general transformati ...
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Partial differential equation
In mathematics, a partial differential equation (PDE) is an equation which imposes relations between the various partial derivatives of a Multivariable calculus, multivariable function.
The function is often thought of as an "unknown" to be sol ...
s
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Stefan problem
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Weak solutions
Notes
References
Biographical and general references
*. The story of the life of
Gaetano Fichera written by his wife, Matelda Colautti Fichera: this reference is important for understanding the friendship between Olga Oleinik, Gaetano Fichera and his wife.
*. Some recollections of the authors about
Olga Ladyzhenskaya and Olga Oleinik.
*. An ample commemorative paper written by three friends/collaborators.
* (Also available at the
Internet Archive).
*. A short obituary notice by Louis Nirenberg.
*. Some recollections of the author about
Olga Ladyzhenskaya and Olga Oleinik.
*. An almost comprehensive obituary article: its English
translation is published in the
Russian Mathematical Surveys as .
*. The "''regest of honoris causa degrees from 1944 to 1985''" (English translation of the title) is itself a detailed and carefully commented regest of all the documents of the official archive of the Sapienza University of Rome pertaining to the honoris causa
degrees awarded or not. It includes all the awarding proposals submitted during the considered period, detailed presentations of the work of the candidate, if available, and precise references to related articles published on Italian newspapers and magazines, if the
laurea was awarded.
Scientific references
*. This monograph consists of two volumes and is devoted to second-order partial differential equations (mainly, equations with nonnegative characteristic form). A number of problems of qualitative theory (for example, local smoothness and hypoellipticity) are presented, and the work of many contributors, like Olga Oleinik,
Gaetano Fichera, the Author himself and others area thoroughly reviewed.
*. This monograph consists of two volumes and is devoted to second-order partial differential equations (mainly, equations with nonnegative characteristic form). A number of problems of qualitative theory (for example, local smoothness and hypoellipticity) are presented, and the work of many contributors, like Olga Oleinik,
Gaetano Fichera, the Author himself and others area thoroughly reviewed.
External links
*. The
proceedings of a workshop in honour of
Olga Ladyzhenskaya and Olga Oleinik.
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*. A biography in th
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Soviet mathematicians
Soviet women mathematicians
1925 births
2001 deaths
20th-century Russian mathematicians
Moscow State University alumni
Academic staff of Moscow State University
Academic staff of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Full Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Recipients of the USSR State Prize
Algebraic geometers
Mathematical physicists
PDE theorists
Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery