Wolfgang Hahn | |
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Born |
Potsdam |
April 30, 1911
Died | January 10, 1998 Kassel |
(aged 86)
Residence | Germany |
Citizenship | Germany |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | TU Braunschweig, TU Graz |
Alma mater | University of Berlin |
Doctoral advisor | Issai Schur |
Known for | Hahn polynomials, Hahn class, Hahn–Exton q-Bessel function |
Wolfgang Hahn (April 30, 1911 – January 10, 1998) was a German mathematician who worked on special functions, in particular orthogonal polynomials.
He introduced Hahn polynomials, the Hahn class, and the Hahn–Exton q-Bessel function. He was an honorary member of the Austrian Mathematical Society.