James Ax
James Ax · Science & Medicine
Number theory and logic; the Ax-Kochen theorem
1937, New York City, USA — 2006, California, USA
New York · California
James Ax is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Number theory and logic; the Ax-Kochen theorem
Ax was a mathematician who, with Simon Kochen, used model theory to prove the Ax–Kochen theorem on Diophantine problems over the p-adic numbers, work that won them the Cole Prize in Number Theory in 1967. He later co-founded, with James Simons, the quantitative-finance firm that became Renaissance Technologies' Medallion Fund. Born in New York City, he is listed among Jewish mathematicians in Jewish biographical references (Jinfo).
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
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Number theory and logic; the Ax-Kochen theorem
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
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