Jacques Deny (; 22 October 1916 – 1 January 2016) was a French mathematician. He made notable contributions to the field of
analysis
Analysis ( : analyses) is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts in order to gain a better understanding of it. The technique has been applied in the study of mathematics and logic since before Aristotle (3 ...
, in particular
potential theory
In mathematics and mathematical physics, potential theory is the study of harmonic functions.
The term "potential theory" was coined in 19th-century physics when it was realized that two fundamental forces of nature known at the time, namely gra ...
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1916 births
2016 deaths
People from Algiers
20th-century French mathematicians
University of Strasbourg alumni
Pieds-Noirs
Emigrants from French Algeria to France
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