Jose Luis Massera Lerena, Italian-born Uruguayan mathematician (Genoa 08 June 1915 – Montevideo 09 September 2002)
Gained international recognition for his studies on non-linear differential equations
A much quoted paper
With J.J. Schaffer. Linear differential equations and function spaces (1966)
Massera lemma
On Liapounoff's conditions of stability. Annals of Mathematics 50(3):705-21, 1949
Massera convergence theorem
The existence of periodic solutions of systems of differential equations. Duke Math.J. 17(4):457-75, 1950
Demonstrated variety stable theorem (1950s)
INTRODUCED
Notion of admissibility with J.J. Schaeffer
Notion of exponential dichotomy (1958) with J.J. Schaeffer
New notions of stability
Definition of equiasymptotic stability with J.J. Schaeffer
Operator opening with J.J. Schaeffer
Concept of dichotomy of phase space with J.J. Schaeffer
EPONYMY
Massera converse theorem
Massera functions
Massera equations
Massera principle
Massera condition
Massera criterion (1958)
Massera-Schaeffer existence theorem
Massera-Schaeffer inequality
Levinson-Massera inequalities
Malkin-Massera theorem
HONORS
10690 Massera (Asteroid)