Alfred Barnard Basset

Who was Alfred Barnard Basset?

Alfred Barnard Basset FRS 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. 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.