Lyapunov

Lyapunov (Ляпунов, in old-Russian often written Лепунов) is a Russian surname that is sometimes also romanized as Ljapunov, Liapunov or Ljapunow. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alexey Lyapunov (1911–1973), Russian mathematician
 * Aleksandr Lyapunov (1857–1918), son of Mikhail (1820–1868), Russian mathematician and mechanician, after whom the following are named:
 * Lyapunov dimension
 * Lyapunov equation
 * Lyapunov exponent
 * Lyapunov function
 * Lyapunov fractal
 * Lyapunov stability
 * Lyapunov's central limit theorem
 * Lyapunov time
 * Lyapunov vector
 * Lyapunov (crater)
 * Boris Lyapunov (1862–1943), son of Mikhail (1820–1868), Russian expert in Slavic studies
 * Mikhail Lyapunov (1820–1868), Russian astronomer
 * Mikhail Nikolaevich Lyapunov (1848–1909), Russian military officer and lawyer
 * Prokopy Lyapunov (d. 1611), Russian statesman
 * Sergei Lyapunov (1859–1924), son of Mikhail (1820–1868), Russian composer
 * Zakhary Lyapunov (d. after 1612), Russian statesman, Prokopy Lyapunov's brother