W. Hugh Woodin | |
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Born | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | April 23, 1955
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
Known for | Woodin cardinals, Ultimate L, Ω-logic |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley California Institute of Technology Harvard University |
Doctoral advisor | Robert M. Solovay |
Doctoral students | Joel David Hamkins Gregory Hjorth Joan Bagaria |
William Hugh Woodin (born April 23, 1955) is an American mathematician and set theorist at Harvard University. He has made many notable contributions to the theory of inner models and determinacy. A type of large cardinals, the Woodin cardinals, bears his name. In 2023, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.[1]