Pierre-Louis Lions | |
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 Lions in 2005 | |
| Born | 11 August 1956 |
| Education | Lycée Louis-le-Grand |
| Alma mater | École normale supérieure Pierre and Marie Curie University |
| Known for | Nonlinear partial differential equations Mean field game theory Viscosity solution |
| Awards | ICM Speaker (1983, 1990, 1994) Peccot Lecture (1983) Prix Paul Doistau–Émile Blutet (1986) Ampère Prize (1992) Fields Medal (1994) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Collège de France École Polytechnique University of Paris-Dauphine |
| Thesis | Sur quelques classes d'équations aux dérivées partielles non linéaires et leur résolution numérique (1979) |
| Doctoral advisor | Haïm Brezis |
| Doctoral students | María J. Esteban Olivier Guéant Gilles Motet Benoit Perthame Nader Masmoudi Cédric Villani |
Pierre-Louis Lions (French: [ljɔ̃ːs];[1] born 11 August 1956) is a French mathematician. He is known for a number of contributions to the fields of partial differential equations and the calculus of variations. He was a recipient of the 1994 Fields Medal and the 1991 Prize of the Philip Morris tobacco and cigarette company.[2]