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Dario Graffi

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Dario Graffi
Born(1905-01-10)10 January 1905
Died28 December 1990(1990-12-28) (aged 85)
NationalityItalian
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Academic advisors
Notable studentsLamberto Cesari

Dario Graffi (10 January 1905 – 28 December 1990) was an influential Italian mathematical physicist, known for his researches on the electromagnetic field, particularly for a mathematical explanation of the Luxemburg effect,[3] for proving an important uniqueness theorem for the solutions of a class of fluid dynamics equations including the Navier-Stokes equation,[4] for his researches in continuum mechanics and for his contribution to oscillation theory.[5]

Life and academic career

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Dario Graffi was born in Rovigo, the son of Michele, a yarn wholesale trader and of Amalia Tedeschi.[6] He attended the Istituto tecnico in his home town, specializing in physics and mathematics, but got his diploma in Bologna in 1921, where his family had moved a year before.[6]

He graduated from the University of Bologna in Physics in 1925,[7] when he was 20,[8] and in mathematics in 1927,[7] when he was 22:[8] both the degrees were awarded cum laude,[9]

Honors

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He was awarded the Golden medal "Benemeriti della Scuola, della Cultura, dell'Arte" in 1964, and a year later, the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei awarded him the Prize of the President of the Italian Republic.[2]

Work

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Research activity

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Graffi is known for his researches on the electromagnetic field, particularly for a mathematical explanation of the Luxemburg effect, for proving an important uniqueness theorem for the solutions of a class of fluid dynamics equations including the Navier-Stokes equation,[10] for his researches in continuum mechanics and for his contribution to oscillation theory.

Selected publications

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Graffi published 181 works.[11] lists of his publications are included in references (Cercignani 1992, pp. 108–114) and in the biographical section of his "Selected works" (1999, pp. XX–XXVI): however, the set of lecture notes (Graffi 1981) is not listed in any of his publication lists.

Scientific works

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Scientific papers

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Books

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Historical, commemorative and survey works

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Cercignani (1992, p. 104),(Ridolfi 1976, p. 357).
  2. ^ a b Cercignani (1992, p. 104), (Ridolfi 1976, p. 357).
  3. ^ (Morro 1993, p. 43).
  4. ^ See for example (Serrin 1963, §5), (Morro 1993, p. 42), (Fabrizio 2012, p. 184).
  5. ^ (Fabrizio 2012, pp. 184–185).
  6. ^ a b See reference (Consiglio Scientifico del G.N.F.M. 1999, p. XI) or its English translation in (Fabrizio 2012, p. 189).
  7. ^ a b (Ridolfi 1976, p. 357), (Cercignani 1992, p. 101, 1992a, p. III)
  8. ^ a b (Morro 1993, p. 42).
  9. ^ (Ridolfi 1976, p. 357), (Cercignani 1992, p. 101, 1992a, p. III): Morro (1993, p. 42) seems to state only that he graduated cum laude in physics.
  10. ^ See for example (Serrin 1963, §5).
  11. ^ According to Cercignani (1992, p. 104): Morro (1993, p. 42) states that Graffi published 181 scientific works.
  12. ^ See (Serrin 1959, p. 251, footnote 1).

References

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Biographical references

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General references

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Scientific references

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Publications dedicated to him

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  • Morando, Adriano (2002), "GRAFFI, Dario", Enciclopedia Treccani, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian), vol. LVIII, retrieved December 29, 2015. The biographical entry about Dario Graffi in the "Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (Biographical Dictionary of Italians)" section of the Enciclopedia Treccani.