Painlevé, a surname, may refer to:
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People
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Jean Painlevé
Jean Painlevé (20 November 1902 – 2 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 Painlevé.
Upbringing
A few days after Painlevé ...
(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 b ...
, a conjecture about singularities in the n-body problem by Paul Painlevé
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Painlevé paradox, 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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