The Prize Competition of Oscar II

Ferdinand Verhulst
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Ferdinand Verhulst: University of Utrecht, Mathematisch Instituut

Chapter Chapter 5 in Henri Poincaré, 2012, pp 69-76 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In the summer of 1885, an announcement of a prize competition appeared in several scientific journals. The announcement, from Gösta Mittag-Leffler, stated that King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway had decided to sponsor a scientific competition, with a prize to be awarded on January 21, 1889, his 60th birthday. The practical aspects of the competition were the responsibility of three committee members: chairman Gösta Mittag-Leffler (Stockholm), Karl Weierstrass (Berlin), and Charles Hermite (Paris). The prize would consist of a gold medal and the sum of 2500 kronor. The memoirs offered for the competition were to be submitted by June 1, 1888.

Keywords: Periodic Solution; Unstable Manifold; General Hamiltonian System; Honourable Mention; Scientific Competition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-2407-9_5

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