Yakov Eliashberg
Yakov Eliashberg · Science & Medicine
Symplectic and contact geometry
1946, Leningrad, Soviet Union
Soviet Union / Russia · United States
Yakov Eliashberg is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Symplectic and contact geometry
Born in Leningrad to a Jewish family and emigrating only after years barred from academic work as a 'refusenik,' Eliashberg became a leader of symplectic and contact geometry at Stanford, proving landmark rigidity and flexibility results that reshaped the field. He received the Wolf Prize and the Crafoord Prize.
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Symplectic and contact geometry
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