Helge Holden
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Helge Holden is a Norwegian mathematician
working in the field of Differential equations and Mathematical physics
.
He took the dr.philos. degree at the University of Oslo
in 1985. The title of his dissertation with Raphael Høegh-Krohn
was Point Interactions and the Short-Range Expansion. A Solvable Model in Quantum Mechanics and Its Approximatio. He was appointed professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology
(now: the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
) in 1991. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
. His research interests are Differential equations, mathematical physics (in particular hyperbolic conservation laws and completely integrable systems), Stochastic analysis, and flow in porous media.
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
working in the field of Differential equations and Mathematical physics
Mathematical physics
Mathematical physics refers to development of mathematical methods for application to problems in physics. The Journal of Mathematical Physics defines this area as: "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and...
.
He took the dr.philos. degree at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
in 1985. The title of his dissertation with Raphael Høegh-Krohn
Raphael Høegh-Krohn
Jan Raphael Høegh-Krohn was a Norwegian mathematician.He finished his Ph.D. in 1966 entitled On Partly Gentle Perturbation with Application to Perturbation by Annihilation-Creation Operator under the supervision of Kurt Friedrichs at the New York University.He has authored over 150 papers and is...
was Point Interactions and the Short-Range Expansion. A Solvable Model in Quantum Mechanics and Its Approximatio. He was appointed professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology
Norwegian Institute of Technology
The Norwegian Institute of Technology, known by its Norwegian abbrevation NTH was a science institute in Trondheim, Norway. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 85 years, after which it was merged into the University of Trondheim as an independent...
(now: the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology , commonly known as NTNU, is located in Trondheim. NTNU is the second largest of the eight universities in Norway, and, as its name suggests, has the main national responsibility for higher education in engineering and technology...
) in 1991. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway.-History:The University of Oslo was established in 1811. The idea of a learned society in Christiania surfaced for the first time in 1841. The city of Throndhjem had no university, but had a learned...
. His research interests are Differential equations, mathematical physics (in particular hyperbolic conservation laws and completely integrable systems), Stochastic analysis, and flow in porous media.