Philip G. Saffman

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academic applied mathematician fluid dynamicist person

Philip G. Saffman was a prominent British-American applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist known for his influential work on vortex dynamics and the theory of turbulence.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Philip G. Saffman canonical	3
Philip Geoffrey Saffman	3
Philip Saffman	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic ⓘ applied mathematician ⓘ fluid dynamicist ⓘ person ⓘ
academicSpecialization	instabilities in fluid interfaces ⓘ vortex motion in incompressible fluids ⓘ
areaOfInfluence	applied mathematics community ⓘ theoretical fluid dynamics ⓘ
citizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
contributedTo	mathematical theory of turbulence ⓘ stability analysis in fluid flows ⓘ understanding of vortex motion in fluids ⓘ
countryOfBirth	United Kingdom ⓘ
familyName	Saffman ⓘ
fieldOfWork	applied mathematics ⓘ fluid dynamics ⓘ turbulence theory ⓘ vortex dynamics ⓘ
genre	scientific literature ⓘ
givenName	Philip ⓘ
hasAcademicDiscipline	engineering sciences ⓘ mathematics ⓘ physics ⓘ
hasNotableConcept	Saffman lift force ⓘ Saffman–Taylor instability ⓘ vortex dynamics in viscous fluids ⓘ
hasRole	author of scientific papers ⓘ researcher ⓘ teacher ⓘ
inAcademicField	continuum mechanics ⓘ hydrodynamics ⓘ mechanics ⓘ
influencedBy	classical fluid mechanics ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
name	Philip G. Saffman self-link ⓘ
notability	prominent figure in fluid dynamics ⓘ
notableFor	contributions to the theory of turbulence ⓘ research in fluid mechanics ⓘ work on vortex dynamics ⓘ
occupation	mathematician ⓘ university professor ⓘ
workLocation	United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ

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Subject: Philip G. Saffman
Description of subject: Philip G. Saffman was a prominent British-American applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist known for his influential work on vortex dynamics and the theory of turbulence.

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fluid Dynamics Prize → hasRecipient → Philip G. Saffman ⓘ

George Batchelor → notableStudent → Philip G. Saffman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philip Saffman

Philip G. Saffman → name → Philip G. Saffman self-link ⓘ

Saffman → notableBearer → Philip G. Saffman ⓘ

Saffman–Taylor instability → discoveredBy → Philip G. Saffman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philip Geoffrey Saffman

Saffman–Taylor instability → namedAfter → Philip G. Saffman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philip Geoffrey Saffman

Saffman lift force → namedAfter → Philip G. Saffman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philip Geoffrey Saffman