Related papers: Misha Shubin. 1944 -- 2020
Reminiscences about I. M. Gel'fand on the 100th anniversary of his birth, and about mathematical life in Moscow in the former Soviet Union.
Yurii Fedorovich Smirnov (1935-2008) was a famous theoretical physicist. He achieved his career mainly at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of Moscow. These notes describe some particular facets of the contributions of the late Professor…
This paper is divided into two sections. In the first I give reasons for strongly recommending reading some of Henkin's expository papers. In the second I describe Leon Henkin's work as a social activists in the field of mathematics…
We review selected achievements of the late Bogdan Mielnik in the field of theoretical physics, with an emphasis on his attempts to go beyond quantum mechanics. Some of his original views on the problems of contemporary society and…
We try to understand and justify Schubert Calculus the way Schubert did it.
A brief account of Maria Cunitz's book Urania Propitia, commemorating the bequest of a rare copy to the London Mathematical Society by Dr A.E.L. Davis in 2020.
This paper, which is dedicated to Alan Turing on the 50th anniversary of his death, gives an overview and discusses the philosophical implications of incompleteness, uncomputability and randomness.
The article gives a survey of mathematical proofs that rely on computer calculations and formal proofs.
Contribution to the volume "In Memory of Steven Weinberg" to appear in Nuclear Physics B.
Biographical essay at the occasion of the first death anniversary of Manfred Bonitz
The first half of the 20th century in the history of Russian mathematics is striking with a combination of dramaticism, sometimes a tragedy, and outstanding achievements. The paper is devoted to St. Petersburg-Leningrad Mathematical School.…
A biographical profile of the theoretical physicist, Julian Schwinger, and a discussion of "The Memories of Julian" Centennial Celebration (held at Harvard University on February 12, 2018) is presented herein.
We discuss the legacy of Alan Turing and his impact on computability and analysis.
This is a short overview of the contribution of Leonid Kantorovich into the formation of the modern outlook on the interaction between mathematics and economics.
This article celebrates the 40th anniversary of Dr. Ivan Dmitrievich Remizov, a mathematician who made a number of important contributions to the theory of one-parameter operator semigroups -- a branch of functional analysis which has…
This is an expository article, written for a special edition of the journal of the UMA (Union Matematica Argentina) commemorating the mathematician Misha Cotlar. The article gives an introduction to the n-homology groups and surveys some…
This is part one of a series of four methodological papers on (bi)quaternions and their use in theoretical and mathematical physics: 1- Alphabetical bibliography, 2- Analytical bibliography, 3- Notations and terminology, and 4- Formulas and…
We discuss the scientific contributions of Edsger Wybe Dijkstra, his opinions and his legacy.
Discussion of ``The William Kruskal Legacy: 1919--2005'' by Stephen E. Fienberg, Stephen M. Stigler and Judith M. Tanur [arXiv:0710.5063]
This article concerns the life and work of Lucjan Emil B\"ottcher (1872-1937), a Polish mathematician. Besides biographical and bibliographical information, it contains a survey of his mathematical achievements in the theory of iteration…