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André Lichnerowicz
French mathematical physicist (1915–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
André Lichnerowicz (January 21, 1915, Bourbon-l'Archambault – December 11, 1998, Paris) was a French differential geometer and mathematical physicist. He is considered the founder of modern Poisson geometry.[1][2][3]
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André Lichnerowicz | |
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![]() Lichnerowicz in 1978 | |
Born | (1915-01-21)January 21, 1915 |
Died | December 11, 1998(1998-12-11) (aged 83) |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure |
Known for | Lichnerowicz conjecture Lichnerowicz Laplacian Lichnerowicz formula Poisson manifold |
Awards | Peccot Lectures, 1944 Prix de la langue française, 1988 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Paris College de France |
Thesis | Problemes Globaux en Mécanique Relativiste (1939) |
Doctoral advisor | Georges Darmois |
Doctoral students | Thierry Aubin Claude Berge Edmond Bonan Marcel Berger Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat Raymond Couty [fr] Paul Gauduchon Richard Kerner Yvette Kosmann Ramon Lapiedra i Civera [ca] Charles-Michel Marle Jean-Marie Souriau Marie-Hélène Schwartz |
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