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Jean-Marie Souriau
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Jean-Marie Souriau (3 June 1922, Paris – 15 March 2012, Aix-en-Provence) was a French mathematician. He was one of the pioneers of modern symplectic geometry.[1][2][3]
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Jean-Marie Souriau | |
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![]() Souriau in 2010 | |
Born | (1922-06-03)3 June 1922 |
Died | 15 March 2012(2012-03-15) (aged 89) |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | ONERA École Normale Supérieure |
Known for | Diffeology Geometric mechanics Geometric quantization Moment map Souriau cocycle Kostant–Kirillov–Souriau theorem Moment map |
Awards | Prix Jaffé (1981) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Provence |
Thesis | Sur la stabilité des avions (1952) |
Doctoral advisor | Joseph Pérès André Lichnerowicz |
Website | http://www.jmsouriau.com/ |
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