Sergei Novikov (mathematician)

Sergei Novikov
Сергей Новиков
Born(1938-03-20)20 March 1938
Died6 June 2024(2024-06-06) (aged 86)
Alma materMoscow State University
Known forAdams–Novikov spectral sequence
Novikov conjecture
Novikov ring
Novikov–Shubin invariant
Novikov–Veselov equation
Novikov's compact leaf theorem
Wess–Zumino–Novikov–Witten model
Parents
RelativesMstislav Keldysh (uncle)
Leonid Keldysh (step-brother)
AwardsLenin Prize (1967)
Fields Medal (1970)
Lobachevsky Medal (1981)
Wolf Prize (2005)
Lomonosov Gold Medal (2020)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsMoscow State University
Steklov Institute of Mathematics
University of Maryland
Doctoral advisorMikhail Postnikov
Doctoral studentsFedor Bogomolov
Victor Buchstaber
Boris Dubrovin
Sabir Gusein-Zade
Gennadi Kasparov [de]
Alexandr Mishchenko
Iskander Taimanov
Anton Zorich

Sergei Petrovich Novikov[a] (Russian: Серге́й Петро́вич Но́виков [sʲɪrˈɡʲej pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ˈnovʲɪkəf]; 20 March 1938 – 6 June 2024) was a Soviet and Russian mathematician, noted for work in both algebraic topology and soliton theory. He became the first Soviet mathematician to receive the Fields Medal in 1970.

  1. ^ "Serguei Novikov". University of Maryland, College Park. Archived from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.


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