Magnus was a faculty member in Frankfurt from 1933 until 1938. He refused to join the Nazi Party and, as a consequence, was not allowed to hold an academic post during World War II. In 1947, he became a professor at the University of Göttingen.
with Gilbert Baumslag and Bruce Chandler, eds.: Wilhelm Magnus, Collected Papers. Springer-Verlag 1984.
Noneuclidean tessellations and their groups. Academic Press 1974.
with Bruce Chandler: The History of Combinatorial Group Theory. A Case Study in the History of Ideas. Springer 1982.
Wilhelm Magnus, Abraham Karrass, Donald Solitar, Combinatorial group theory. Presentations of groups in terms of generators and relations, Reprint of the 1976 second edition, Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, NY, 2004. ISBN0-486-43830-9
Wilhelm Magnus, Fritz Oberhettinger [de], and Raz Pal Soni, Formulas and Theorems for the Special Functions of Mathematical Physics. Springer-Verlag New York Inc., New York, 1966.
with Fritz Oberhettinger: Formeln und Sätze für die speziellen Funktionen der mathematischen Physik. Springer 1943; 2nd edition, 1948; 3rd edition in English, Formulas and theorems for the functions of mathematical physics, Chelsea Pub. Co. 1966.
with Fritz Oberhettinger: Anwendungen der elliptischen Funktionen in Physik und Technik. Springer 1949.[3]
^Seidel, Wladimir (1951). "Review: Anwendung der elliptischen Funktionen in Physik und Technik by F. Oberhettinger and W. Magnus" (PDF). Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 57 (3): 204–205. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1951-09493-8.
Further readingedit
The Mathematical Legacy of Wilhelm Magnus: Groups, Geometry, and Special Functions. Conference on the Legacy of Wilhelm Magnus May 1–3, 1992 .
wilhelm, magnus, hans, heinrich, known, february, 1907, berlin, germany, october, 1990, rochelle, york, german, american, mathematician, made, important, contributions, combinatorial, group, theory, algebras, mathematical, physics, elliptic, functions, study, . Hans Heinrich Wilhelm Magnus known as Wilhelm Magnus 5 February 1907 in Berlin Germany 15 October 1990 in New Rochelle New York was a German American mathematician He made important contributions in combinatorial group theory Lie algebras mathematical physics elliptic functions and the study of tessellations Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 Selected works 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBiography editIn 1931 Magnus received his PhD from the University of Frankfurt in Germany His thesis written under the direction of Max Dehn was entitled Uber unendlich diskontinuierliche Gruppen von einer definierenden Relation der Freiheitssatz 1 Magnus was a faculty member in Frankfurt from 1933 until 1938 He refused to join the Nazi Party and as a consequence was not allowed to hold an academic post during World War II In 1947 he became a professor at the University of Gottingen In 1948 he emigrated to the United States to collaborate on the Bateman Manuscript Project as a co editor while a visiting professor at the California Institute of Technology In 1950 he was appointed professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences in New York University He stayed there until 1973 when he moved to the Polytechnic Institute of New York before retiring in 1978 Among his doctoral students are Joan Birman Martin Greendlinger Edna Grossman Herbert Keller Seymour Lipschutz and Kathryn F Kuiken 2 See also editMagnus expansion Magnus Moldavansky method Commutator collecting process Free Lie algebra Hall wordSelected works editwith Gilbert Baumslag and Bruce Chandler eds Wilhelm Magnus Collected Papers Springer Verlag 1984 Noneuclidean tessellations and their groups Academic Press 1974 with Bruce Chandler The History of Combinatorial Group Theory A Case Study in the History of Ideas Springer 1982 Wilhelm Magnus Abraham Karrass Donald Solitar Combinatorial group theory Presentations of groups in terms of generators and relations Reprint of the 1976 second edition Dover Publications Inc Mineola NY 2004 ISBN 0 486 43830 9 Wilhelm Magnus Stanley Winkler Hill s equation Reprint of the 1979 second edition Dover Publications Inc Mineola NY 2004 ISBN 0 486 49565 5 with Israel Grossman Groups and their Graphs Random House New Mathematical Library 14 1965 Erdelyi Arthur Magnus Wilhelm Oberhettinger Fritz in German Tricomi Francesco G 1955 Higher transcendental functions Vols I III McGraw Hill The Bateman Manuscript Project scan Wilhelm Magnus Fritz Oberhettinger de and Raz Pal Soni Formulas and Theorems for the Special Functions of Mathematical Physics Springer Verlag New York Inc New York 1966 with Fritz Oberhettinger Formeln und Satze fur die speziellen Funktionen der mathematischen Physik Springer 1943 2nd edition 1948 3rd edition in English Formulas and theorems for the functions of mathematical physics Chelsea Pub Co 1966 with Fritz Oberhettinger Anwendungen der elliptischen Funktionen in Physik und Technik Springer 1949 3 References edit Wilhelm Magnus at the Mathematics Genealogy Project Kathryn F Kuiken Seidel Wladimir 1951 Review Anwendung der elliptischen Funktionen in Physik und Technik by F Oberhettinger and W Magnus PDF Bull Amer Math Soc 57 3 204 205 doi 10 1090 s0002 9904 1951 09493 8 Further reading editThe Mathematical Legacy of Wilhelm Magnus Groups Geometry and Special Functions Conference on the Legacy of Wilhelm Magnus May 1 3 1992 External links editWilhelm Magnus at the Mathematics Genealogy Project O Connor John J Robertson Edmund F Wilhelm Magnus MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive University of St Andrews nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an American mathematician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wilhelm Magnus amp oldid 1206766443 MO, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
