Carl Runge
Carl David Tolmé Runge (German: [ˈʁʊŋə]; 30 August 1856 – 3 January 1927) was a German mathematician, physicist, and spectroscopist.
Carl Runge | |
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Carl David Tolmé Runge | |
| Born | 30 August 1856 |
| Died | 3 January 1927 (aged 70) |
| Citizenship | German |
| Alma mater | Berlin University |
| Known for | Runge–Kutta method Runge's phenomenon Runge's theorem Laplace–Runge–Lenz vector Schumann–Runge bands |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics Physics |
| Institutions | Leibniz University Hannover (1886–1904) University of Göttingen (1904–1925) |
| Doctoral advisor | Karl Weierstrass Ernst Kummer |
| Doctoral students | Max Born Friedrich Adolf Willers Hermann König |
He was co-developer and co-eponym of the Runge–Kutta method (German pronunciation: [ˈʀʊŋə ˈkʊta]), in the field of what is today known as numerical analysis.
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