基本説明
Presents the winners of the first five Abel Prizes in mathematics: 2003 Jean-Pierre Serre; 2004 Sir Michael Atiyah and Isadore Singer; 2005 Peter D. Lax; 2006 Lennart Carleson; and 2007 S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan. Each laureate provides an autobiography or an interview, a curriculum vitae, and a complete bibliography. This is complemented by a scholarly description of their work written by leading experts in the field and by a brief history of the Abel Prize. Interviews with the laureates are also included on the enclosed DVD.
Full Description
The book presents the winners of the first five Abel Prizes in mathematics: 2003 Jean-Pierre Serre; 2004 Sir Michael Atiyah and Isadore Singer; 2005 Peter D. Lax; 2006 Lennart Carleson; and 2007 S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan.
Each laureate provides an autobiography or an interview, a curriculum vitae, and a complete bibliography. This is complemented by a scholarly description of their work written by leading experts in the field and by a brief history of the Abel Prize. Interviews with the laureates can be found at http://extras.springer.com .
Contents
The History of the Abel Prize and the Honorary Abel Prize.- The History of the Abel Prize.- 2002—an Honorary Abel Prize to Atle Selberg.- 2003 Jean-Pierre Serre.- Jean-Pierre Serre: Mon premier demi-siècle au Collège de France / Jean-Pierre Serre: My First Fifty Years at the Collège de France.- Jean-Pierre Serre: An Overview of His Work.- List of Publications for Jean-Pierre Serre.- 2004 Sir Michael Atiyah and Isadore M. Singer.- Autobiography.- Autobiography.- The Atiyah-Singer Index Theorem.- List of Publications for Sir Michael Atiyah and Isadore M. Singer.- 2005 Peter D. Lax.- Autobiography.- A Survey of Peter D. Lax's Contributions to Mathematics.- List of Publications for Peter D. Lax.- 2006 Lennart Carleson.- Reflections on My Life as a Mathematician.- Carleson for Beginners.- List of Publications for Lennart Carleson.- 2007 S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan.- Autobiography.- A Personal Perspective on Raghu Varadhan's Role in the Development of Stochastic Analysis.- List of Publications for S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan.