Antonio Signorini (physicist)
Antonio Signorini | |
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| Born | 2 April 1888 Arezzo, Italy |
| Died | 23 February 1963 (aged 74) Rome, Italy |
| Alma mater | Scuola Normale Superiore (1909) (Mathematics degree) University of Palermo (1921) (Civil engineering degree) |
| Known for | Signorini expansion Signorini problem |
| Awards | Lavagna prize (1909) Golden medal of the Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL (1920) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Continuum mechanics Constitutive equations External ballistics Finite strain theory |
| Institutions | University of Palermo University of Naples Federico II Università di Roma |
| Doctoral advisor | Gian Antonio Maggi |
| Other academic advisors | Luigi Bianchi Tullio Levi-Civita |
| Doctoral students | Carlo Cattaneo Piero Giorgio Bordoni |
| Other notable students | Gaetano Fichera |
Antonio Signorini (2 April 1888 – 23 February 1963) was an influential Italian mathematical physicist and civil engineer of the 20th century. He is known for his work in finite elasticity, thermoelasticity and for formulating the Signorini problem.