C. L. Pekeris
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C. L. Pekeris was a prominent mathematician and geophysicist known for his contributions to seismology, ocean acoustics, and computational physics.
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| C. L. Pekeris canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
geophysicist
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mathematician ⓘ person ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Goldman Prize of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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Vetlesen Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Weizmann Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Israel
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United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ Weizmann Institute of Science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Pekeris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied mathematics
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atmospheric physics ⓘ computational physics ⓘ geophysics ⓘ hydrodynamics ⓘ ocean acoustics ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Chaim
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Haim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pekeris approximation in quantum mechanics
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Pekeris waveguide NERFINISHED ⓘ applications of numerical methods to geophysical problems ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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| notableFor |
Pekeris waveguide model in ocean acoustics
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early use of electronic computers in physics ⓘ high-precision calculations of the helium atom energy levels ⓘ studies of the Earth’s normal modes ⓘ theory of tsunami propagation ⓘ work on surface waves in seismology ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of the Department of Applied Mathematics at the Weizmann Institute of Science ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Earth structure
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acoustic waveguides ⓘ quantum mechanical few-body problems ⓘ wave propagation in layered media ⓘ |
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