Sylvia

Sylvia Skan

#80,829
Most Influential Person Across History

English applied mathematician

Sylvia Skan's Academic­Influence.com Rankings

Sylvia Skan
Mathematics
#4572
Historical Rank
Applied Mathematics
#529
Historical Rank
Measure Theory
#5176
Historical Rank
mathematics Degrees
Download Badge
  • Mathematics

Why Is Sylvia Skan Influential?

(Suggest an Edit or Addition)

According to Wikipedia, Sylvia Winifred Skan was an English applied mathematician. She is known for her work on aerodynamics, and in particular for the Falkner–Skan boundary layer in the fluid mechanics of airflow past a wedge-shaped obstacle, which she wrote about with V. M. Falkner in 1930, and for the associated Falkner–Skan equation.

Other Resources About Sylvia Skan