Painlevé, a surname, may refer to:
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People
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Jean Painlevé
Jean Painlev̩ (20 November 1902 Р2 July 1989) was a photographer and filmmaker who specialized in underwater fauna. He was the son of mathematician and twice prime minister of France Paul Painlev̩.
Upbringing
A few days after Painlevà ...
(1902–1989), French film director, actor, translator, animator, son Paul
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Paul Painlevé
Paul Painlevé (; 5 December 1863 – 29 October 1933) was a French mathematician and statesman. He served twice as Prime Minister of the Third Republic: 12 September – 13 November 1917 and 17 April – 22 November 1925. His entry into politic ...
(1863–1933), French mathematician and politician, twice Prime Minister of France
Mathematics
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Painlevé conjecture
In physics, the Painlevé conjecture is a theorem about singularities among the solutions to the ''n''-body problem: there are noncollision singularities for ''n'' ≥ 4.
The theorem was proven for ''n'' ≥ 5 in 1988 ...
, a conjecture about singularities in the n-body problem by Paul Painlevé
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Painlevé paradox In rigid-body dynamics, the Painlevé paradox (also called frictional paroxysms by Jean Jacques Moreau) is the paradox that results from inconsistencies between the contact and Coulomb models of friction. It is named for former French prime minister ...
, a paradox in rigid-body dynamics by Paul Painlevé
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Painlevé transcendents In mathematics, Painlevé transcendents are solutions to certain nonlinear second-order ordinary differential equations in the complex plane with the Painlevé property (the only movable singularities are poles), but which are not generally solvabl ...
, ordinary differential equation solutions discovered by Paul Painlevé
Other
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French aircraft carrier ''Painlevé'', a planned ship named in honor of Paul Painlevé
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