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Percy Deift

Who

Percy Deift · Science & Medicine

What

Integrable systems; the Riemann-Hilbert steepest descent method

When

1945, Durban, South Africa

Where

South Africa · United States

Biography

Percy Deift is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Integrable systems; the Riemann-Hilbert steepest descent method

How & why

Percy Deift is a South African-born American mathematician at NYU's Courant Institute known for work on integrable systems and for developing, with Xin Zhou, the Riemann–Hilbert steepest-descent method for the asymptotic analysis of nonlinear problems and random matrices. His techniques became central tools in modern analysis and mathematical physics. He is listed among Jewish figures in mathematics.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics

Contributions & Sources

Integrable systems; the Riemann-Hilbert steepest descent method

1945

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics