Alexandre Chorin
Alexandre Joel Chorin (born 25 June 1938) is an American mathematician known for his contributions to computational fluid mechanics, turbulence, and computational statistical mechanics.
Alexandre Joel Chorin | |
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| Born | June 25, 1938 Warsaw, Poland |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne New York University |
| Known for | Artificial Compressibility Method Projection Method Random Vortex Method Implicit Sampling |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences |
| Thesis | Numerical Study of Thermal Convection in a Fluid Layer Heated from Below (1966) |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter D. Lax |
| Doctoral students | Phillip Colella Charles S. Peskin James Sethian |
Chorin's work involves developing methods for solving physics and fluid mechanics problems computationally. His early work introduced several widely used numerical methods for solving the Navier-Stokes equations, including the method of artificial compressibility, the projection method, and vortex methods. He has made numerous contributions to turbulence theory. In recent years he has been developing methods for prediction in the face of uncertainty and for filtering and data assimilation.
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