ALEXANDRU TIMOTIN, A PROMINENT PERSONALITY IN SCIENCE

DANIEL IOAN

doi:10.59277/RRST-EE.2025.3.1

Authors

DANIEL IOAN Department of Electrical Engineering, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei 313, RO-060042 Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59277/RRST-EE.2025.3.1

Keywords:

Foundation of electrical engineering, Maxwell-Hertz theory, Kirchhoff equation, Passive electromagnetic circuit element, Multi-physics port-Hamiltonian systems, Optimal structure of neurons, Computational science and engineering.

Abstract

This paper contains the presentation at the commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Acad. Alexandru Timotin at the Romanian Academy on April 29, 2025. Some of his outstanding scientific contributions are described. The appendix shows the relevance of his discoveries.

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