Pierre-Louis Lions

Pierre-Louis Lions
Lions in 2005
Born (1956-08-11) 11 August 1956 (age 68)
EducationLycée Louis-le-Grand
Alma materÉcole normale supérieure
Pierre and Marie Curie University
Known forNonlinear partial differential equations
Mean field game theory
Viscosity solution
AwardsICM Speaker (1983, 1990, 1994)
Peccot Lecture (1983)
Prix Paul Doistau–Émile Blutet (1986)
Ampère Prize (1992)
Fields Medal (1994)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsCollège 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 advisorHaïm Brezis
Doctoral studentsMaría 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]

  1. ^ CORE Fields Medal Talk: Pierre-Louis Lions on Mean Field Games
  2. ^ "Academy of Europe: Lions Pierre-Louis".