Wolfgang Hahn | |
Birth Date: | 1911 4, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Potsdam, Germany |
Death Place: | Kassel, Germany |
Field: | Mathematics |
Work Institutions: | TU Braunschweig, TU Graz |
Alma Mater: | University of Berlin |
Doctoral Advisor: | Issai Schur |
Known For: | Hahn polynomials, Hahn difference, Hahn ensemble, Hahn q-addition, Hahn–Exton q-Bessel function |
Wolfgang Hahn (April 30, 1911 – January 10, 1998) was a German mathematician who worked on special functions, in particular orthogonal polynomials.
He introduced Hahn polynomials, Hahn difference, Hahn q-addition (or Jackson-Hahn-Cigler q-addition), and the Hahn–Exton q-Bessel function. He was an honorary member of the Austrian Mathematical Society.