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The life and work of Olof Thorin (1912-2004)

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Author

  • Lennart Bondesson
  • Jan Grandell
  • Jaak Peetre

Summary, in English

This paper reviews Olof Thorin's contributions to mathematical analysis, actuarial mathematics, and probability theory, though in reversed order. In probability theory he is known for his path-breaking work on infinite divisibility. In actuarial mathematics he contributed significantly to the ruin problem. However, his international fame very much relies on his work in mathematical analysis and his share in the Riesz-Thorin theorem. Data about his life and some personal recollections are also given.

Publishing year

2008

Language

English

Pages

18-25

Publication/Series

Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences

Volume

57

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Estonian Academy Publishers

Topic

  • Mathematics

Keywords

  • ruin problem
  • Riesz-Thorin theorem
  • interpolation spaces
  • actuarial mathematics
  • infinite divisibility

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1736-7530