Присуждение С. К. Годунову степени почетного доктора Мичиганского университета
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Sergei Godunov
One of the founders of the field of computational
fluid dynamics and the modern theory of conservation laws,
mathematician Sergei Godunov has influenced the theory and practice
of scientific computation as much as anyone in this
century. His work transcends time and his contributions to applied
mathematics and computational fluid dynamics already have become
classics. Professor Godunov was the first to recognize that
computational methods must pay attention to the physics in order
to produce meaningful results. He introduced into computational
science a completely new style of thinking by using
exact physical solutions as miniature building blocks. With
this change of focus, the physics of the problem is more
faithfull preserved, and problems of computational accuracy
are shifted into more geometrical questions that are easier to solve
by intuition. Most computer codes used today for simulating
compressible flow, whether in civil aeronautics defense research,
planetary space physics, or astrophysics, are derived from
Professor Godunov’s work. As the progenitor of «Godunov-type
schemes», he is famous in every laboratory
where compressible fluid dynamics is studied. Professor Godunov
also has done important work of a more classical nature
in the areas of partial differential equations and linear
algebra. He has published several books about mathematical
physics, the mechanics of continuous media, difference schemes,
and computational linear algebra. A member of the Russian
Academy of Sciences and department head at the Sobolev
Institute of Mathematics in Novosibirsk, Russia, Professor
Godunov is a central figure in the growing cooperation
between Russian and American scientists, especially in the
fields of computational mathematics and aerospace engineering.
In recognition of the originality and elegance of his
work and the significant contributions he has made to applied
mathematics and computational fluid mechanics in his homeland
and in the United States, the University of Michigan is honored
to bestow upon Sergei Godunov the honorary degree of Doctor
of Science.
