Barry Charles Mazur | |
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 Mazur in 1992 | |
| Born | December 19, 1937 New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Princeton University (PhD) |
| Known for | Diophantine geometry Generalized Schoenflies conjecture Artin–Mazur zeta function Eilenberg–Mazur swindle Fontaine–Mazur conjecture Mazur manifold Mazur's Conjecture B Mazur's control theorem Mazur's torsion theorem |
| Awards | Chern Medal (2022) National Medal of Science (2011) Chauvenet Prize (1994) Cole Prize (1982) Veblen Prize (1966) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | Ralph Fox R. H. Bing |
| Doctoral students | |
Barry Charles Mazur (/ˈmeɪzʊr/; born December 19, 1937) is an American mathematician and the Gerhard Gade University Professor at Harvard University.[1] His contributions to mathematics include his contributions to Wiles's proof of Fermat's Last Theorem in number theory, Mazur's torsion theorem in arithmetic geometry, the Mazur swindle in geometric topology, and the Mazur manifold in differential topology.
- ^ Hoffman, Jascha (2012). "Q&A: The maths raconteur, Barry Mazur". Nature. 483 (7390): 405. doi:10.1038/483405a.