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Alexander Beilinson

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Alexander Beilinson · Science & Medicine

What

Geometric representation theory; the Beilinson conjectures

When

1957, Moscow, Soviet Union

Where

Russia · United States

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Biography

Alexander Beilinson is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Geometric representation theory; the Beilinson conjectures

How & why

Beilinson, a Russian-American mathematician of Jewish background, is a central figure in geometric representation theory and arithmetic geometry. His Beilinson conjectures tie special values of L-functions to deep structures in algebraic geometry, and the Beilinson-Bernstein localization theorem reshaped representation theory. Working at the University of Chicago, he shared the 2018 Wolf Prize and 2020 Shaw Prize in Mathematics.

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Geometric representation theory; the Beilinson conjectures

1957

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics