03827nam 22006975 450 991071742660332120251008155035.09783031271250(electronic bk.)978303127124310.1007/978-3-031-27125-0(MiAaPQ)EBC7240956(Au-PeEL)EBL7240956(DE-He213)978-3-031-27125-0(OCoLC)1377818572(CKB)26516355200041(EXLCZ)992651635520004120230424d2023 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChaim L. Pekeris and the Art of Applying Mathematics with WEIZAC, 1955–1963 /by Leo Corry, Raya Leviathan1st ed. 2023.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2023.1 online resource (130 pages)SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology,2211-4572Print version: Corry, Leo Chaim L. Pekeris and the Art of Applying Mathematics with WEIZAC, 1955-1963 Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031271243 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction: Pekeris, Computing and Applied Mathematics -- 2. Numerical Analysis in the Age of Electronic Computing -- 3. Integral Equations -- 4. Oscillations of the Earth -- 5. Ground State of Helium -- 6. Additional Research with Weizac -- 7. Concluding Remarks – Mathematics at Wis, Applied and Pure -- 8. References.This book describes the groundbreaking work of Chaim Leib Pekeris and his collaborators. Between 1955 and 1963 they used the first electronic computer built in Israel, the Weizmann Automatic Computer (WEIZAC), to develop powerful numerical methods that helped achieve new and accurate solutions of the Boltzmann equation, calculate energy levels of the helium atom, produce detailed geophysical and seismological models derived from the study of the free oscillations of the earth, and refine models used to predict meteorological phenomena and global oceanic tides. This book provides a unique account of the pioneering work of Chaim L. Pekeris in applied mathematics and explains in detail the background to the rise of the Weizmann Institute as a world-class center of scientific excellence. This hitherto untold story is of great interest to historians of twentieth-century science with special emphasis on the application of computer-assisted numerical methods in various branches of mathematical physics.SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology,2211-4572ScienceHistoryComputersHistorySciencePhilosophyTechnologySociological aspectsTechnological innovationsHistory of ScienceHistory of ComputingPhilosophy of ScienceScience, Technology and SocietyInnovation and Technology ManagementScienceHistory.ComputersHistory.SciencePhilosophy.TechnologySociological aspects.Technological innovations.History of Science.History of Computing.Philosophy of Science.Science, Technology and Society.Innovation and Technology Management.004.0151Corry Leo621465Leviathan RayaMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910717426603321Chaim L. Pekeris and the Art of Applying Mathematics with WEIZAC, 1955–19634451353UNINA