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Something wrong?Carlo Cercignani was an Italian mathematician known for his work on the kinetic theory of gases. His contributions to the study of Boltzmann's equation include the proof of the H-theorem for polyatomic gases. The Cercignani conjecture is named after him.
A life in dates
2010Died7 January 20101998Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and ArtAward1992Doctor Honoris Causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie UniversityAward1982Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of SciencesAward1939Born17 June 1939
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Sibling: Fausto CercignaniAbout this person
Country
Italy
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2010 · aged 70
In common with Carlo
Eugenio Elia LeviBoth received Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences
Ugo AmaldiBoth received Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences
Corrado de ConciniBoth received Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences
Francesco Paolo CantelliBoth received Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences
Enrico GiustiBoth received Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences
Giovanni SansoneBoth received Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of SciencesFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.