Gaston Floquet

Achille Marie Gaston Floquet
Born(1847-12-15)15 December 1847
Épinal, France
Died7 October 1920(1920-10-07) (aged 72)
Nancy, France
EducationÉcole Normale Supérieure
Alma materFaculty of Science, University of Paris
Known forFloquet theory
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Lorraine
ThesisSur la théorie des équations différentielles linéaires (1879)
Doctoral advisorCharles Hermite

Achille Marie Gaston Floquet (15 December 1847 – 7 October 1920) was a French mathematician, best known for his work in mathematical analysis, especially in theory of differential equations. Floquet theory, the study of differential equations with periodic coefficients, is named after him.

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