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Science & Medicine
Mark Naimark
Who
Mark Naimark · Science & Medicine
What
Operator algebras; the Gelfand-Naimark theorem
When
1909, Odessa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) — 1978, Moscow, Soviet Union
Where
Soviet Union
Biography
Mark Naimark is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Operator algebras; the Gelfand-Naimark theorem
How & why
Mark Naimark was a Soviet mathematician who made foundational contributions to functional analysis and operator algebras, notably the Gelfand–Naimark theorem characterizing C*-algebras and the theory of normed rings and group representations. His textbooks were widely influential. He was born to a Jewish family in Odessa.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
Contributions & Sources
Operator algebras; the Gelfand-Naimark theorem
1909
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
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