Jean-Christophe Yoccoz
| Jean-Christophe Yoccoz | |
|---|---|
 Jean-Christophe Yoccoz | |
| Born |
May 29, 1957 Paris, France |
| Died | September 3, 2016 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Alma mater |
École Normale Supérieure École Polytechnique Paris-Sud 11 University Collège de France |
| Doctoral advisor | Michael Herman |
| Doctoral students |
Sylvain Crovisier Ricardo Pérez-Marco |
| Known for |
Dynamical systems Yoccoz puzzle |
| Notable awards |
Salem Prize (1988) Fields Medal (1994) |
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Jean-Christophe Yoccoz (May 29, 1957 – September 3, 2016) was a French mathematician. He was awarded a Fields Medal in 1994, for his work on dynamical systems.[1][2]
Biography
Yoccoz attended the Lycée Louis-le-Grand,[3] during which time he was a silver medalist at the 1973 International Mathematical Olympiad and a gold medalist in 1974.[4][5] He entered the École Normale Supérieure in 1975, and completed an agrégation in mathematics in 1977.[6] After completing military service in Brazil, he completed his Ph.D. under Michael Herman in 1985 at the École Polytechnique.[6][7][8] He took up a position at the University of Paris-Sud in 1987, and became a professor at the Collège de France in 1997, where he remained until his death.[2] He was a member of Bourbaki.[9]
Yoccoz won the Salem Prize in 1988. He was an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 1990 at Kyoto,[10] and was awarded the Fields Medal at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 1994 in Zürich.[11][10] He joined the French Academy of Sciences and Brazilian Academy of Sciences in 1994, became a chevalier in the French Legion of Honor in 1995, and was awarded the Grand Cross of the Brazilian National Order of Scientific Merit in 1998.[5]
Mathematical work
Yoccoz's worked on the theory of dynamical systems, his contributions include advances to KAM theory, and the introduction of the method of Yoccoz puzzles, a combinatorial technique which proved useful to the study of Julia sets.[5]
References
- ↑ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Jean-Christophe Yoccoz", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews.
- 1 2 "Le mathématicien Jean-Christophe Yoccoz est mort". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ Administrator. "Des mathématiciens". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ "Jean-Christophe Yoccoz's results". International Mathematical Olympiad.
- 1 2 3 "Jean-Christophe Yoccoz † › Heidelberg Laureate Forum". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Yoccoz biography". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ "Ciência se despede de matemático francês Jean-Christophe Yoccoz". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ Jean-Christophe Yoccoz at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ↑ Mashaal, Maurice (2006), Bourbaki: a secret society of mathematicians, American Mathematical Society, p. 19, ISBN 978-0-8218-3967-6
- 1 2 "International Mathematical Union (IMU)". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ "Fields Medals and Nevanlinna Prize 1994". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
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