John Toland (mathematician)

John Toland (mathematician)

John Francis Toland FRS is an Irish mathematician. He is currently Professor of Mathematics at the University of Bath, Scientific Director at the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences, [cite web
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Professor Toland's research interests include mathematical analysis and nonlinear partial differential equations, and he has made substantial contributions to the rigorous theory of steady water waves. In 1978, he proved Stokes' conjecture on the existence of gravity waves of maximum height on deep water, a previously open problem in mathematical hydrodynamics which dated back to the 19th century. [cite web
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] His collaboration with the Australian mathematician E. N. Dancer won him the London Mathematical Society's Senior Berwick Prize in 2000, [cite web
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External links

*MathGenealogy|id=58235
* [http://www.maths.bath.ac.uk/~jft/ J F Toland's home page]


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