Alfred Barnard Basset

Alfred Barnard Basset
Born	25 July 1854 London
Died	5 December 1930 (aged 76)
Nationality	British
Fields	Mathematics Physics
Alma mater	Cambridge University
Known for	• Basset force • Basset–Boussinesq–Oseen equation

Alfred Barnard Basset FRS (25 July 1854 – 5 December 1930) was a mathematician working on algebraic geometry, electrodynamics and hydrodynamics. In fluid dynamics, the Basset force—also known as the Boussinesq–Basset force—describes history effects on the force experienced by a body in unsteady motion (relative to a viscous fluid). He also worked on Bessel functions: the term Basset function was at one time used for modified Bessel functions of the second kind but is now obsolete. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1889.

References

• "Obituary Notices", Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Containing Papers of a Mathematical and Physical Character (The Royal Society) 131 (818), 1931: i–xxv, ISSN 0950-1207
• H. L. (1931), "Mr. A. B. Basset, F.R.S", Nature 127 (3198): 244, Bibcode:1931Natur.127..244L, doi:10.1038/127244a0