Professor Sir John Ball

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gptkbp:instanceOf Mathematician
gptkbp:hasAffiliation gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:hasAwards gptkb:G._I._Taylor_Medal
gptkb:Lindgren_Prize
gptkb:Royal_Society's_Naylor_Prize
gptkbp:hasCharacter Numerous PhD students
gptkbp:hasContribution Contributions to the theory of elasticity
Research on the mathematical theory of phase transitions
Contributions to the theory of liquid crystals
Contributions to the theory of phase transitions
Contributions to the theory of plasticity
Development of variational methods
Research on the mathematical theory of materials
Contributions to the theory of materials with microstructure
Research on the mathematical theory of elasticity and plasticity
Research on the mathematical modeling of physical phenomena
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse Mathematics
Applied Mathematics
Mathematical_Physics
gptkbp:hasHistory gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn Influential in applied mathematics community
Influential in continuum mechanics community
Influential in materials science community
Influential in mathematical analysis community
Influential in mathematical physics community
gptkbp:hasLocation Professor
gptkbp:hasPublications Mathematical Analysis of the Mechanics of Solids
The_Mathematics_of_Liquid_Crystals
gptkbp:hasResearchInterest Materials Science
Continuum Mechanics
Calculus of Variations
Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Professor Sir John Ball