Yakov Sinai
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Yakov Grigorevich Sinai (Russian: Я́ков Григо́рьевич Сина́й; born September 21, 1935) is a Russian American mathematician. He is best known for his work on dynamical systems. He has also worked on mathematical physics and probability theory. He won the Wolf Prize in 1996 and the Abel Prize in 2014 for his mathematical work.[1]
Sinai was born in Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia). He was raised by Jewish parents.[2]
He was elected a foreign member of the Academia Europaea in 2008.[3]
References
- ↑ Ball, Philip. Chaos-theory pioneer nabs Abel Prize. Nature (March 26, 2014). doi:10.1038/nature.2014.14935. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ↑ Yakov Grigorevich SinaiSchool of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of St Andrews. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ↑ Yakov G. SinaiAcademia Europaea.
Other websites
- Yakov Sinai Archived 2014-07-04 at the Wayback Machine at the Abel Prize website
- O'Connor, John J. Yakov Sinai.
- Yakov Sinai at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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