Peter Wynn (mathematician)
Peter Wynn | |
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| Born | October 1, 1931 Hertford, England |
| Died | December 2017 Zacatecas, Mexico |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz 1959 |
| Known for | Epsilon algorithm |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | Mathematisch Centrum Amsterdam, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Université de Montréal, McGill University |
| Doctoral advisor | Friedrich L. Bauer |
Peter Wynn (1931—2017) was an English mathematician. His main achievements concern approximation theory – in particular the theory of Padé approximants – and its application in numerical methods for improving the rate of convergence of sequences of real numbers.