The Abel Prize 2008-2012
Covering the years 2008-2012, this book profiles the life and work of recent winners of the Abel Prize: · John G. Thompson and Jacques Tits, 2008 · Mikhail Gromov, 2009 · John T. Tate Jr., 2010 · John W. Milnor, 2011 · Endre Szemerédi, 2012. The profiles fea...
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- K.G. Helsvig: The Abel Prize – the Missing Nobel in Mathematics.- 2008 John G. Thompson and Jacques Tits: J.G.Thompson: Some Reflections.- R. Lyons and R.M.Guralnick: The Work of John Griggs Tompson: A Survey
- List of Publications for John G. Thompson
- Curriculum Vitae for John G. Thompson
- F. Buekenhout: A biography of Jacques Tits
- F. Buekenhout: A Report on the Scientific Contributions of Jacques Tits
- List of Publications
- Curriculum Vitae
- 2009 Misha Gromov: M.Gromov: A Few Recollections
- D.Burago, and Ya. Eliashberg (Eds.): A Few Snapshots From the Work of Mikhail Gromov
- List of Publications
- Curriculum Vitae
- 2010 John T. Tate Jr.: J.Tate: An Autobiography
- J.S. Milne: The Work of John Tate
- List of Publications
- Curriculum Vitae
- 2011 John W. Milnor: J.Milnor: Autobiography
- H.Bass: Milnor's Work in Algebra and Its Ramifications
- M.Lyubich: John Milnor's Work in Dynamics
- L.C.Siebenmann: John W. Milnor's Work on the Classification of Differentiable Manifolds
- List of Publications
- Curriculum Vitae
- 2012 Endre Szemerédi.: E. Szemerédi: Autobiography
- W.T.Gowers: The Mathematics of Endre Szemerédi
- List of Publications
- Curriculum Vitae
- A Letter by Niels Henrik Abel to August Leopold Crelle
- C.Skau: Abel and the Theory of Algebraic Equations
- Appendices: The Abel Committee
- The Niels Henrik Abel Board
- The Abel Lectures 2003-2012
- The Abel Presenters 2003-2012.- Addenda, Errata and Updates.
