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unusual facts about finite difference



Jean Trembley

Jean Trembley (1749 - September 18, 1811), born at Geneva, contributed to the development of differential equations, finite differences, and the calculus of probabilities.


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Mark Kac

Mark Kac, Probability and related topics in the physical sciences. 1959 (with contributions by Uhlenbeck on the Boltzmann equation, Hibbs on quantum mechanics, and van der Pol on finite difference analogues of the wave and potential equations, Boulder Seminar 1957).

Sendra

Sendra is a black-oil model that uses the finite difference method for forward simulation, but Sendra also includes an automated optimization routine – Levenberg Marquardt algorithm – for history matching purpose.