Hale Trotter
Hale Trotter | |
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Born | |
Died | 17 January 2022 | (aged 90)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Princeton University |
Known for | Lie–Trotter product formula Steinhaus–Johnson–Trotter algorithm Lang–Trotter conjecture |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Princeton University |
Doctoral advisor | William Feller |
Hale Freeman Trotter (30 May 1931 – 17 January 2022)[1] was a Canadian-American mathematician. He was known for the Lie–Trotter product formula,[2] the Steinhaus–Johnson–Trotter algorithm, and the Lang–Trotter conjecture. He was born in Kingston, Ontario.
Trotter died in Princeton, New Jersey on 17 January 2022, aged 90.[3]
References
- ↑ biographical information from American Men and Women of Science, Thomson Gale 2004
- ↑ Trotter, H. F. (1959), "On the product of semi-groups of operators", Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, 10 (4): 545–551, doi:10.2307/2033649, ISSN 0002-9939, JSTOR 2033649, MR 0108732
- ↑ "In Memory of Hale Freeman Trotter". Mather-Hodge Funeral Home. Archived from the original on 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-08.