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About Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet was a German mathematician. In number theory, he proved special cases of Fermat's Last Theorem and created analytic number theory. In analysis, he advanced the theory of Fourier series and was one of the first to give the modern formal definition of a function. In mathematical physics, he studied potential theory, boundary-value problems, heat diffusion, and hydrodynamics.
Everything about Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet →- Occupation
- mathematician, university teacher
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Born
- February 13, 1805
- Died
- May 5, 1859