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Paul A. Smith

American mathematician (1900-1980‏) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 80

Paul Althaus Smith was an American mathematician. His name occurs in two significant conjectures in geometric topology: the Smith conjecture, which is now a theorem, and the Hilbert-Smith conjecture, which was proved in dimension 3 in 2013.

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Smith theory is a theory about homeomorphisms of finite order of manifolds, particularly spheres.

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Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1980 · aged 80