x********i 发帖数: 905 | 1 2015 Abel Prize to Nash and Nirenberg
Wednesday March 25th 2015
John NashThe Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters will award the 2015
Abel Prize to John F. Nash Jr. (left), Princeton University, and Louis
Nirenberg (right), Courant Institute, New York University, "for striking and
seminal contributions to the theory of nonlinear partial differential
equations and its applications to geometric analysis." (Photos: Nash: ©
Peter Badge/Typos 1 in coop. with the HLF - all rights reserved 2015 and
Nirenberg: © NYU Photo Bureau: Hollenshead.)
Although Nash and Nirenberg did not formally collaborate on any papers, they
influenced each other greatly. The Abel committee writes: "Their
breakthroughs have developed into versatile and robust techniques that have
become essential tools for the study of nonlinear partial differential
equations. Their impact can be felt in all branches of the theory." Read
more about the laureates and their work.
"On behalf of the American Mathematical Society, it is a great pleasure to
congratulate John F. Nash, Jr. and Louis Nirenberg, recipients of the 2015
Abel Prize. Dr. Nash's work in extending our understanding of game theory,
partial differential equations, and analytic geometry has been an
inspiration to mathematicians and economists everywhere, and Professor
Nirenberg's unparallelled leadership in analysis has revolutionized our
understanding of the power of analytical methods. Their foundational works
continue to profoundly influence research in mathematics and economics, to
the lasting benefit of us all," writes Robert Bryant, AMS President.
Nash has received the Nobel Prize in Economics (1994), the John von Neumann
Theory Prize (1978) and the AMS Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to
Research (1999). Nirenberg has received the AMS Bôcher Memorial Prize (
1959), the inaugural Crafoord Prize (1982), the AMS Steele Prize for
Lifetime Achievement(1994), the first Chern Medal for lifetime achievement (
2010), and--along with Luis A. Caffarelli and Robert Kohn—the AMS Steele
Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research (2014).
See also: Interview with Louis Nirenberg by Notices senior writer and deputy
editor Allyn Jackson (Notices of the AMS, April 2002), "On the Work of
Louis Nirenberg, and "John Nash and 'A Beautiful Mind'" by John Milnor, on
Nash's work and his biography by Sylvia Nasar (Notices of the AMS, November
1998).
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