Richard Palais | |
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 Richard Palais (right) and Chuu-Lian Terng (left) at Oberwolfach, 2010 | |
| Born | May 22, 1931 Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA, MA, PhD) |
| Known for | Mostow–Palais theorem Lie–Palais theorem Morse–Palais lemma Palais–Smale compactness condition |
| Spouse | Chuu-Lian Terng |
| Awards | Sloan Research Fellowship (1965) Lester R. Ford Award (2010) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Brandeis University University of California, Irvine |
| Thesis | A Global Formulation of the Lie Theory of Transformation Groups (1956) |
| Doctoral advisor | Andrew Gleason George Mackey |
| Doctoral students | Edward Bierstone Leslie Lamport Jill P. Mesirov Chuu-lian Terng Karen Uhlenbeck |
Richard Sheldon Palais (born May 22, 1931) is an American mathematician working in differential geometry.