Alain Connes | |
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![]() Alain Connes in 2004 | |
Born | Draguignan, France | 1 April 1947
Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure Pierre and Marie Curie University |
Known for | Baum–Connes conjecture Noncommutative geometry Noncommutative standard model Operator algebras Thermal time hypothesis |
Awards | Peccot-Vimont Prize (1976) CNRS Silver Medal (1977) Ampère Prize (1980) Fields Medal (1982) Clay Research Award (2000) Crafoord Prize (2001) CNRS Gold medal (2004) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics Particle physics |
Institutions | Collège de France IHÉS Ohio State University Vanderbilt University |
Thesis | A Classification of Factors of Type III (1973) |
Doctoral advisor | Jacques Dixmier |
Doctoral students | Jean-Benoît Bost Georges Skandalis |
Website | alainconnes |
Alain Connes (French: [alɛ̃ kɔn]; born 1 April 1947 in Draguignan) is a French mathematician, known for his contributions to the study of operator algebras and noncommutative geometry. He is a professor at the Collège de France, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, Ohio State University and Vanderbilt University. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1982.[1][2][3][4]