Jacques Dixmier
Jacques Dixmier (born 24 May 1924) is a French mathematician. He worked on operator algebras, especially C*-algebras, and wrote several of the standard reference books on them, and introduced the Dixmier trace and the Dixmier mapping.
Jacques Dixmier | |
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| Born | 24 May 1924 (age 99) Saint-Étienne, France |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Known for | Dixmier condition Dixmier conjecture Dixmier mapping Dixmier problem Dixmier trace |
| Awards | Prix de l'État (1962) Prix Ampère (1976) Leroy P. Steele Prize (1992) Émile-Picard-Medaille (2001) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Paris |
| Thesis | Étude sur les variétés et les opérateurs de Julia avec quelques applications |
| Doctoral advisor | Gaston Julia |
| Doctoral students | Alain Connes Michel Duflo Michèle Vergne Nicole Berline |
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