Chaim L. Pekeris and the Art of Applying Mathematics with WEIZAC, 1955–1963
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This book describes the groundbreaking work of Chaim Leib Pekeris and his collaborators. Between 1955 and 1963 they used the first electronic computer built in Israel, the Weizmann Automatic Computer (WEIZAC), to develop powerful numerical methods that helped achieve new and accurate solutions of the Boltzmann equation, calculate energy levels of the helium atom, produce detailed geophysical and seismological models derived from the study of the free oscillations of the earth, and refine models used to predict meteorological phenomena and global oceanic tides. This book provides a unique account of the pioneering work of Chaim L. Pekeris in applied mathematics and explains in detail the background to the rise of the Weizmann Institute as a world-class center of scientific excellence. This hitherto untold story is of great interest to historians of twentieth-century science with special emphasis on the application of computer-assisted numerical methods in various branches of mathematical physics.
This book describes the groundbreaking work of Chaim Leib Pekeris and his collaborators. Between 1955 and 1963 they used the first electronic computer built in Israel, the Weizmann Automatic Computer (WEIZAC), to develop powerful numerical methods that helped achieve new and accurate solutions of the Boltzmann equation, calculate energy levels of the helium atom, produce detailed geophysical and seismological models derived from the study of the free oscillations of the earth, and refine models used to predict meteorological phenomena and global oceanic tides. This book provides a unique account of the pioneering work of Chaim L. Pekeris in applied mathematics and explains in detail the background to the rise of the Weizmann Institute as a world-class center of scientific excellence. This hitherto untold story is of great interest to historians of twentieth-century science with special emphasis on the application of computer-assisted numerical methods in various branches of mathematical physics.
Provides a unique account of the pioneering work of Chaim L. Pekeris in applied mathematics Explains the background to the rise of the Weizmann Institute as a world-class center of scientific excellence Presents an account of the accurate seismological modes developed by Chaim L. Pekeris and Tzipora Alterman
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Leo Corry
Themen in »Chaim L. Pekeris and the Art of Applying Mathematics with WEIZAC, 1955–1963«
Chaim Pekeris Link Between Zionist Vision and Science and Technology Impact of WEIZAC on Scientific Activities in Israel Building an Electronic Brain in Rehovot History of Quantum Chemistry History of Geology and Seismology History of Numerical Anlysis Nuclear Research in Israel Israel Geological Survey WEIZAC as a Zionist Success Story Israeli and Electronic Computing in the Early 1950s The Effects of Israel`s First Digital Computer