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Dorian Goldfeld

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Dorian Goldfeld · Science & Medicine

What

Number theory; the class number problem

When

1947, Marburg, Germany

Where

Germany · United States

Biography

Dorian Goldfeld is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Number theory; the class number problem

How & why

Dorian Goldfeld is an American mathematician and professor at Columbia University known for deep work in analytic number theory, including an effective solution of Gauss's class number problem for imaginary quadratic fields and contributions to the theory of L-functions and automorphic forms. He was born in Marburg, Germany, to a Jewish family and is listed among Jewish mathematicians.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics

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Number theory; the class number problem

1947

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics