André Lichnerowicz
André Lichnerowicz (January 21, 1915, Bourbon-l'Archambault – December 11, 1998, Paris) was a French differential geometer and mathematical physicist. He is considered the founder of modern Poisson geometry.
André Lichnerowicz | |
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Lichnerowicz in 1978 | |
| Born | January 21, 1915 |
| Died | December 11, 1998 (aged 83) Paris |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure |
| Known for | Lichnerowicz conjecture Lichnerowicz Laplacian Lichnerowicz formula Poisson manifold |
| Awards | Peccot Lectures, 1944 Prix de la langue française, 1988 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Paris College de France |
| Thesis | Problemes Globaux en Mécanique Relativiste (1939) |
| Doctoral advisor | Georges Darmois |
| Doctoral students | Thierry Aubin Claude Berge Edmond Bonan Marcel Berger Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat Raymond Couty Paul Gauduchon Richard Kerner Yvette Kosmann Ramon Lapiedra i Civera Charles-Michel Marle Jean-Marie Souriau Marie-Hélène Schwartz |
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