Artur Oscar Lopes

Artur Oscar Lopes
Born(1950-10-17)October 17, 1950
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
EducationPh.D. in Mathematics from IMPA (1977)
Occupation(s)Writer, Mathematician
Employer(s)UFRGS, Porto Alegre
Known forWork on dynamical systems and ergodic theory
Notable work
  • Tópicos de Mecânica Clássica
  • Cálculo Tensorial
  • Teoria dos Corpos
  • Equações Diferenciais Ordinárias
AwardsBrazil's National Order of Scientific Merit in mathematics

Artur Oscar Lopes (born 17 October 1950 in the city of Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian writer[1] and mathematician working on dynamical systems and ergodic theory.[2] He is a professor at UFRGS, Porto Alegre.[3]

He earned his Ph.D. from the IMPA in 1977 under the supervision of Jacob Palis.[4]

He is a recipient of Brazil's National Order of Scientific Merit in mathematics.[5] Since 2007 he has been a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.[2]

He is the author of the textbooks Tópicos de Mecânica Clássica, Cálculo Tensorial, Teoria dos Corpos, and Equações Diferenciais Ordinárias.

  1. ^ "Folha de S.Paulo - "Desengano" vence Jabuti em "romance" - 22/08/2007". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  2. ^ a b Academia Brasileira de Ciências – Artur Oscar Lopes
  3. ^ "Artur Oscar Lopes".
  4. ^ Artur Oscar Lopes at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  5. ^ "Portal do Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação". mct.gov.br. Archived from the original on 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2015-05-22.