Siméon Denis Poisson
Baron Siméon Denis Poisson FRS FRSE (French: [si.me.ɔ̃ də.ni pwa.sɔ̃]; 21 June 1781 – 25 April 1840) was a French mathematician and physicist who worked on statistics, complex analysis, partial differential equations, the calculus of variations, analytical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, elasticity, and fluid mechanics. Moreover, he predicted the Poisson spot in his attempt to disprove the wave theory of Augustin-Jean Fresnel, which was later confirmed.
Siméon Poisson | |
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| Born | 21 June 1781 |
| Died | 25 April 1840 (aged 58) |
| Alma mater | École Polytechnique |
| Known for | Poisson process Poisson equation Poisson kernel Poisson distribution Poisson limit theorem Poisson bracket Poisson algebra Poisson regression Poisson summation formula Poisson's spot Poisson's ratio Poisson zeros Conway–Maxwell–Poisson distribution Euler–Poisson–Darboux equation |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics and physics |
| Institutions | École Polytechnique Bureau des Longitudes Faculté des sciences de Paris École de Saint-Cyr |
| Academic advisors | Joseph-Louis Lagrange Pierre-Simon Laplace |
| Doctoral students | Michel Chasles Joseph Liouville |
| Other notable students | Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet |
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