Bertram Kostant | |
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 Bertram Kostant at a workshop on “Enveloping Algebras and Geometric Representation Theory” in Oberwolfach, 2009 | |
| Born | May 24, 1928 |
| Died | February 2, 2017 (aged 88) Roslindale, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Purdue University (BS) University of Chicago (PhD) |
| Known for | Kostant's convexity theorem Kostant partition function Kostant polynomial Geometric quantization Kostant–Parthasarathy–Ranga Rao–Varadarajan determinants Hochschild-Kostant-Rosenberg theorem |
| Awards | Wigner Medal (2016) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of California, Berkeley |
| Thesis | Representations of a Lie algebra and its enveloping algebra on a Hilbert space |
| Doctoral advisor | Irving 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.
- ^ "Bertram Kostant, professor emeritus of mathematics, dies at 88". MIT News. 16 February 2017.