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Alain Connes
Alain Connes | |
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 Alain Connes in 2004 | |
| Born | 1 April 1947 Draguignan, France |
| Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure Pierre and Marie Curie University |
| Known for | Baum–Connes conjecture Noncommutative geometry Noncommutative standard model Operator algebras Thermal time hypothesis |
| Awards | Peccot-Vimont Prize (1976) CNRS Silver Medal (1977) Ampère Prize (1980) Fields Medal (1982) Clay Research Award (2000) Crafoord Prize (2001) CNRS Gold medal (2004) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics Particle physics |
| Institutions | Collège de France IHÉS Ohio State University Vanderbilt University |
| Thesis | A Classification of Factors of Type III (1973) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jacques Dixmier |
| Doctoral students | Jean-Benoît Bost Georges Skandalis |
| Website | alainconnes |
Alain Connes (French: [alɛ̃ kɔn]; born 1 April 1947) is a French mathematician, known for his contributions to the study of operator algebras and noncommutative geometry. He is a professor at the Collège de France, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, Ohio State University and Vanderbilt University. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1982.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ O'Connor, John; Robertson, Edmund. "Alain Connes". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ Jackson, Allyn (2021). "Interview with Alain Connes". Celebratio Mathematica. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Skandalis, Georges; Goldstein, Catherine (2007). "An interview with Alain Connes, part I". EMS Newsletter. 63. European Mathematical Society: 25–30.
- ^ Skandalis, Georges; Goldstein, Catherine (2008). "An interview with Alain Connes, part II". EMS Newsletter. 67. European Mathematical Society: 29–33.
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