Background
Dafermos, Constantine Michael was born on May 26, 1941 in Athens, Greece. Son of Michael Constantine and Sophia (Raptarchis) Dafermos. came to the United States, 1964.
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The 3rd edition is thoroughly revised, applications are substantially enriched, it includes a new account of the early history of the subject (from 1800 to 1957) and a new chapter recounting the recent solution of open problems of long standing in classical aerodynamics. The bibliography comprises now over fifteen hundred titles. From the reviews: "The author is known as one of the leading experts in the field. His masterly written book is, surely, the most complete exposition in the subject of conservations laws." --Zentralblatt MATH
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This presentation of the theory of hyperbolic conservation laws illustrates the essential role of continuum thermodynamics in providing motivation and direction for the development of the mathematical theory.
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mathematician university professor
Dafermos, Constantine Michael was born on May 26, 1941 in Athens, Greece. Son of Michael Constantine and Sophia (Raptarchis) Dafermos. came to the United States, 1964.
He received a Diploma in Civil Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (1964) and a Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanics from Johns Hopkins University under the direction of Jerald Ericksen (1967).
He has been an Assistant Professor at Cornell University (1968-1971) and an Associate Professor (1971-1975) and Professor (since 1975) in the Division of Applied Mathematics at Brown University. Since 1984, he has been the Alumni-Alumnae University Professor at Brown. In recent years, his research has focused on nonlinear hyperbolic systems of conservation laws whose solutions spontaneously develop singularities propagating as shock waves.
In particular, he is studying the interplay between thermodynamics and analysis in the theory of these systems and he is analyzing the fundamental role of entropy as a stabilizing agent.
In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society. Correspondent Member, Academy of Athens, since 1988.
Honorary Professor, Academia Sinica, China, since 2004. Member, Board of Governors, Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel), since 1995.
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Member Society Natural Philosophy (treasurer 1975-1976, chairman 1977-1978), American Mathematics Society, Academy of Athens, American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Married Stella Theodoracopoulos, September 6, 1964. Children: Thalia, Michael.