Augustus Edward Hough Love
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Augustus Edward Hough Love was a prominent British mathematician and mathematical physicist best known for his work on the theory of elasticity and the discovery of Love waves in seismology.
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| Augustus Edward Hough Love canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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human ⓘ mathematical physicist ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
applied mathematics
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continuum mechanics ⓘ geophysics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Adams Prize
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Royal Medal ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
mathematical analysis of seismic surface waves
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rigorous formulation of elasticity theory ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St John's College, Cambridge
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Cambridge University ⓘ
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University of Cambridge
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| employer | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Love ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
elasticity theory
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mathematical physics ⓘ mathematics ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| fullName | Augustus Edward Hough Love self-link ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Augustus ⓘ |
| hasDiscovered |
Rayleigh waves
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surface form:
Love waves
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| hasEffectOn |
design of earthquake-resistant structures
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understanding of surface seismic waves ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of seismology
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engineering seismology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
George Green
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Lord Kelvin ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
discovery of Love waves
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theory of elasticity ⓘ work on wave propagation in elastic solids ⓘ |
| notableWork | A Treatise on the Mathematical Theory of Elasticity ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied | propagation of waves in elastic media ⓘ |
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