-
Birth of Henri Poincaré
Henri Poincaré was a mathematician and mathematical physicist who was born April 29, 1854 in Nancy, France. -
Henri Poincaré's education
Henri Poincare studied mathematics from 1873-1875 at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. He then went on to study at the Mining school in Caen before receiving his doctorate from the University of Paris in 1879. -
Qualitative Theory of Differential Equations
Poincaré showed how highly useful information could be extracted from insoluble differential equations. He did this using methods from analysis and topology. For example, he showed how he could obtain singular points – saddle, focus, center, and node. For finite-difference equations he invented asymptotic analysis of the solutions. Works Cited:
"Henri Poincaré." Famous Scientists. famousscientists.org. 13 Oct. 2019. Web. 12/27/2020
<www.famousscientists.org/henri-poincare/>. -
Contributions
Henri Poincaré was better known to the wider public for his reflections on philosophy of science than he was for his extremely significant research in the area of mathematics and physics. His best work was on the epistemological investigations, which began with an article of 1887.( Polizzi, 2013) Works Cited:
Polizzi, G. Philosophical aspects of the work of Poincaré. Lett Mat Int 1, 55–67 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40329-013-0009-x -
Henri Poincaré gets recognized
Henri Poincare was awarded a prize offered by the King of Sweden for the most important contribution to the three-body problem. (Nastasi, 2013) Works Cited:
Nastasi, P. Jules Henri Poincaré: timeline of significant dates. Lett Mat Int 1, 83–87 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40329-013-0006-0 -
The Pioncaré conjecture
The Poincare conjecture is a proven theorem stating that every simply connected, closed, three-dimensional manifold is topologically equivalent to S3, which is a generalization of the ordinary sphere to a higher dimension. This conjecture was made in 1904 by Henri Poincare. (Hosch, 2013) Works Cited:
Hosch, William L. “Poincaré Conjecture.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 Oct. 2013, www.britannica.com/science/Poincare-conjecture. -
A Brief History and Death of Henri Poincare
Henri Poincaré died in Paris at age 58 on July 17, 1912. A prostate operation a few days earlier seemed to have been successful and Poincaré appeared to be almost fully recovered. He died suddenly of an embolism when he was dressing in the morning. (famousscientists.org, 2019) Works Cited:
"Henri Poincaré." Famous Scientists. famousscientists.org. 13 Oct. 2019. Web. 12/27/2020
<www.famousscientists.org/henri-poincare/>. History of Henri Poincare
