About Gustav Ferdinand Mehler
Lived 1835 – 1895 (aged 59). Gustav Ferdinand Mehler was a German mathematician.
Gustav Ferdinand Mehler, or Ferdinand Gustav Mehler (13 December 1835 in Schönlanke, Kingdom of Prussia – 13 July 1895 in Elbing, German Empire) was a German mathematician.
He is credited with introducing Mehler's formula; the Mehler–Fock transform; the Mehler–Heine formula; and Mehler functions (conical functions), in connection with his utilization of Zonal spherical functions in Electromagnetic theory.
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Who was Gustav Ferdinand Mehler?
German mathematician (1835-1895)
When was Gustav Ferdinand Mehler born?
Gustav Ferdinand Mehler was born on 13 December 1835 in Trzcianka.
When did Gustav Ferdinand Mehler die?
Gustav Ferdinand Mehler died on 13 July 1895 in Elbląg.
What was Gustav Ferdinand Mehler's occupation?
Gustav Ferdinand Mehler was a mathematician.
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Gustav Ferdinand Mehler was German.
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