Bertram Kostant

Bertram Kostant
Bertram Kostant at a workshop on “Enveloping Algebras and Geometric Representation Theory” in Oberwolfach, 2009
Born(1928-05-24)May 24, 1928
DiedFebruary 2, 2017(2017-02-02) (aged 88)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPurdue University (BS)
University of Chicago (PhD)
Known forKostant's convexity theorem
Kostant partition function
Kostant polynomial
Geometric quantization
Kostant–Parthasarathy–Ranga Rao–Varadarajan determinants
Hochschild-Kostant-Rosenberg theorem
AwardsWigner Medal (2016)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
University of California, Berkeley
Thesis Representations of a Lie algebra and its enveloping algebra on a Hilbert space
Doctoral advisorIrving Segal
Doctoral students

Bertram Kostant (May 24, 1928 – February 2, 2017)[1] was an American mathematician who worked in representation theory, differential geometry, and mathematical physics.

  1. ^ "Bertram Kostant, professor emeritus of mathematics, dies at 88". MIT News. 16 February 2017.