Yakov Sinai
Russian-American mathematician · Russia · On the map · Academics · Born 1935 · age 91
Yakov Grigorevich Sinai is a Russian-American mathematician known for his work on dynamical systems. He contributed to the modern metric theory of dynamical systems and connected the world of deterministic (dynamical) systems with the world of probabilistic (stochastic) systems.
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2015Marcel Grossmann AwardAward2014Abel PrizeAward2013Fellow of the American Mathematical SocietyAwardSteele Prize for Lifetime AchievementAward2009Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAwardHenri Poincaré PrizeAward2002Nemmers Prize in MathematicsAward1997Wolf Prize in MathematicsAward1992ICTP Dirac MedalAward1990Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical PhysicsAward1986Boltzmann MedalAward1935Born21 September 1935
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He has also worked on mathematical physics and probability theory. His efforts have provided the groundwork for advances in the physical sciences.
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Russia
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Academics
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Born 1935 · age 91
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John HopfieldBoth received Boltzmann Medal
Robert LanglandsBoth received Nemmers Prize in Mathematics
Yvonne Choquet-BruhatBoth received Marcel Grossmann Award
Andrei LindeBoth received ICTP Dirac Medal
John G. ThompsonBoth received Henri Poincaré Prize
Elias M. SteinBoth received Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement