Zinovy Reichstein

Zinovy Reichstein
Born1961
Alma materHarvard University
Known forEssential dimension
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of British Columbia
Doctoral advisorMichael Artin

Zinovy Reichstein (born 1961) is a Russian-born American mathematician. He is a professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He studies mainly algebra, algebraic geometry and algebraic groups. He introduced (with Joe P. Buhler) the concept of essential dimension.[1]

  1. ^ J. Buhler, Z. Reichstein (1997). "On the Essential Dimension of a Finite Group". Compositio Mathematica. 106 (2): 159–179. doi:10.1023/A:1000144403695.