Vaughan Jones
New Zealand mathematician and Fields Medalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the mathematician. For the Welsh soccer player, see Vaughan Jones (footballer).
Sir Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones KNZM FRS FRSNZ FAA (31 December 1952 – 6 September 2020) was a New Zealand mathematician known for his work on von Neumann algebras and knot polynomials. He was awarded a Fields Medal in 1990.
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Sir Vaughan Jones | |
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Born | Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones (1952-12-31)31 December 1952 Gisborne, New Zealand |
Died | 6 September 2020(2020-09-06) (aged 67) |
Alma mater | University of Geneva University of Auckland |
Known for | Jones polynomial Aharonov–Jones–Landau algorithm |
Spouse | Martha Myers |
Awards | Fields Medal (1990) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Von Neumann algebras, knot polynomials, conformal field theory |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley Vanderbilt University University of California, Los Angeles University of Pennsylvania |
Doctoral advisor | André Haefliger |
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