Alfonso Sorrentino (mathematician)

Alfonso Sorrentino (Rome, 27 November 1979) is an Italian mathematician, currently full professor of Mathematical analysis at University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy).

Alfonso Sorrentino
Alfonso Sorrentino at The First International Congress of Basic Science (July 2023), Yanqi Lake Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications.
Born
Alfonso Sorrentino

(1979-11-27)November 27, 1979
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian
Alma materRoma Tre University
Princeton University
Known forHamiltonian dynamics
Aubry-Mather theory
Weak KAM theory
Dynamical billiards
Awards
  • Guido Fubini prize for Mathematics, Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, Italy (2018).
  • Barcelona Dynamical System Prize, Societat Catalana de Matemàtiques, Spain (2019).
  • Best Paper award (Gold medal) at the International Consortium of Chinese Mathematicians, China (2020).
  • Frontiers of Science award 2023 at the First International Congress of Basic Sciences, China.
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Roma Tre University
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Doctoral advisorJohn Norman Mather

His main scientific interests are in the field of dynamical systems, specifically, in the study of Hamiltonian dynamical systems by means of variational methods (Aubry-Mather theory), partial differential equations techniques (weak KAM theory and Hamilton-Jacobi equation) and geometric approaches (symplectic geometry and topology).

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