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Artur Ávila
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Brazilian and French mathematician
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Artur Ávila is a Brazilian and French mathematician, university teacher, and researcher. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1979, he specializes in mathematical analysis, dynamical systems theory, and spectral theory. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree and was educated at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and the Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada. His doctoral advisor was Welington de Melo.
Ávila has worked at Paris Diderot University, the Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, the University of Zurich, and the National Center for Scientific Research. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. His notable works include the study of cocycles over partially hyperbolic maps. He received the Fields Medal, the Jacques Herbrand Prize, the Knight of the Legion of Honour, and the CNRS bronze medal. He also participated in the International Mathematical Olympiad.
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- Born
- 1979
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Cocycles over partially hyperbolic maps
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Key facts
- Born
- Artur Avila Cordeiro de Melo , ( 1979-06-29 ) 29 June 1979 (age 46) , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
- Alma mater
- Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (PhD and MS) Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (BS)
- Known for
- Dynamical systems Spectral theory Zorich–Kontsevich conjecture Ten martini problem
- Awards
- Fields Medal (2014) TWAS Prize (2013) Michael Brin Prize in Dynamical Systems (2011) EMS Prize (2008) Salem Prize (2006) Gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad (1995)
- Fields
- Mathematics
- Institutions
- University of Zurich CNRS Paris Diderot University (Paris 7) Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada
- Thesis
- Bifurcações de tranformações unimodais sob os pontos de vistas topológico e métrico (2001)
- Doctoral advisor
- Welington de Melo
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Artur
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Rio de Janeiro
- Occupation
- researcher
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- International Mathematical Olympiad
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctoral advisor
- Welington de Melo
- Field of work
- spectral theory
- Image
- Artur Ávila (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Rio de Janeiro
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- Artur Ávila
- date of birth
- 1979-06-29
- Erdős number
- 3
- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- name in native language
- Artur Ávila Cordeiro de Melo
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Encyclopedic overview
Artur Avila Cordeiro de Melo ( Brazilian Portuguese: [aʁˈtuʁ ˈavilɐ koʁˈde(j)ɾu dʒi ˈmɛlu]; born 29 June 1979) is a Brazilian mathematician working primarily in the fields of dynamical systems and spectral theory. He is one of the winners of the 2014 Fields Medal, being the first Latin American and lusophone to win such award. He has been a researcher at both the IMPA and the CNRS (working a half-year in each one). He has been a professor at the University of Zurich since September 2018.
Biography
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