Dietrich Braess

{{Short description|German mathematician (born 1938)}}

{{BLP sources|date=March 2013}}

{{Infobox scientist

| name = Dietrich Braess

| image = Dietrich Braess.jpg

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| caption = Braess at Oberwolfach, 2005

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|6|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hamburg

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| nationality = German

| fields = Mathematics

| workplaces = Ruhr University Bochum

| alma_mater = University of Hamburg (PhD)
University of Münster (Hab)

| doctoral_advisor = Gustav Kramer

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| known_for = Braess's paradox

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Dietrich Braess (born 16 June 1938) is a German mathematician. He is known for Braess's paradox, which deals with traffic equilibrium.{{cite web|author=Dietrich Braess |url=http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/dietrich.braess/#paradox |title=D. Braess |publisher=Homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de |date= |accessdate=2013-03-04}} Braess' focus has centered on numerical treatment of elliptical differential equations and nonlinear approximation theories.{{Cite web|url=https://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Dietrich.Braess/#eng|title=D. Braess|last=Braess|first=Dietrich|website=homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de|access-date=2018-10-19}}