Yakov Pesin | |
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| Born | December 12, 1946 |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Known for | Pesin theory |
| Awards | Member of the European Academy – Academia Europaea Fellow of the American Mathematical Society |
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| Fields | Mathematics – Dynamical Systems |
| Institutions | Pennsylvania State University |
| Doctoral advisor | Dmitry Anosov |
Yakov Borisovich Pesin (Russian: Яков Борисович Песин) was born in Moscow, Russia (former USSR) on December 12, 1946. Pesin is currently a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mathematics and the Director of the Anatole Katok Center for Dynamical Systems and Geometry at the Pennsylvania State University (PSU). His primary areas of research are the theory of dynamical systems with an emphasis on smooth ergodic theory, dimension theory in dynamical systems, and Riemannian geometry, as well as mathematical and statistical physics.