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  1. Wave theory, mechanics, elasticity. In the theory of light he worked on Fresnel's wave theory and on the dispersion and polarization of light. He also contributed research in mechanics, substituting the notion of the continuity of geometrical displacements for the principle of the continuity of matter. [15]

    • Grand Prize of L'Académie Royale des Sciences
  2. Augustin-Louis Cauchy (born August 21, 1789, Paris, France—died May 23, 1857, Sceaux) was a French mathematician who pioneered in analysis and the theory of substitution groups (groups whose elements are ordered sequences of a set of things). He was one of the greatest of modern mathematicians.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  3. Aug 21, 2011 · Augustin-Louis Cauchy pioneered the study of analysis, both real and complex, and the theory of permutation groups. He also researched in convergence and divergence of infinite series, differential equations, determinants, probability and mathematical physics. View five larger pictures.

  4. Augustin Louis Cauchy (August 21, 1789 – May 23,1857) was a French mathematician who initiated the movement to introduce rigor into the theorems of the infinitesimal calculus. He also applied higher mathematics to the solution of problems in optics and mechanics .

  5. Learn about the life and work of Augustin-Louis Cauchy, one of the most important mathematicians of the early nineteenth century and a founder of rigorous mathematical analysis. Find out his main contributions to various fields of mathematics, such as complex analysis, functions of a complex variable, and statistics.

  6. Augustin-Louis, Baron Cauchy, (born Aug. 21, 1789, Paris, France—died May 23, 1857, Sceaux), French mathematician, pioneer of analysis and group theory. After a career as a military engineer in Napoleon’s navy, he wrote a treatise in 1813 that became the basis of the theory of complex variables.

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  8. May 9, 2018 · A comprehensive biography of the French mathematician and physicist who founded elasticity theory and the theory of complex functions. Learn about his life, education, achievements, exile, and legacy.

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