Sylvain Cappell
Sylvain Cappell · Science & Medicine
Geometric topology; surgery theory
1946, Brussels, Belgium
Belgium · United States
Sylvain Cappell is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Geometric topology; surgery theory
Cappell is a Belgian-born American mathematician specializing in geometric topology, best known for his codimension-one splitting theorem, a standard tool in high-dimensional topology, and for homology surgery theory developed with Julius Shaneson. A longtime Silver Professor at NYU's Courant Institute, he is Jewish and was inducted into the Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame.
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Geometric topology; surgery theory
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