Alfred-Marie Liénard
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Alfred-Marie Liénard | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alfred-Marie Liénard 2 April 1869 |
| Died | 29 April 1958 (aged 89) |
| Known for | Liénard equation Liénard–Chipart criterion Liénard–Wiechert potential |
| Awards | Poncelet Prize (1929) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | École des Mines de Saint-Étienne |
Alfred-Marie Liénard (2 April 1869 in Amiens – 29 April 1958 in Paris), was a French physicist and engineer. He is best known for his derivation of the Liénard–Wiechert potentials.
From 1887 to 1889 Liénard was a student at the
École des Mines de Saint-Étienne and from 1908 to 1911 he was professor of electrical engineering at the École des Mines de Paris. In World War I he served in the French Army
.
Liénard worked in the fields of
hydrodynamics
.
Along with M. H. Chipart, Liénard developed the Liénard–Chipart criterion for determining the stability of a continuous-time system of equations.
Liénard was a commander of the
Société Mathématique de France
.
See also
References
- Marc Jouguet (1958), "La vie et l'oeuvre scientifique de Alfred-Marie Liénard", Exposé fait en séance mensuelle de la Société française des Electriciens, le 4 décembre
External links
- Annales.org: Alfred-Marie Liénard
