Andreas Floer
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Andreas Floer (German: [ˈfløːɐ]; 23 August 1956 – 15 May 1991) was a German mathematician who made seminal contributions to symplectic topology, and mathematical physics, in particular the invention of Floer homology. Floer's first pivotal contribution was a solution of a special case of Arnold's conjecture on fixed points of a symplectomorphism. Because of his work on Arnold's conjecture and his development of instanton homology, he achieved wide recognition and was invited as a plenary speaker for the International Congress of Mathematicians held in Kyoto in August 1990. He received a Sloan Fellowship in 1989.
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Andreas Floer | |
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Born | (1956-08-23)August 23, 1956 |
Died | May 15, 1991(1991-05-15) (aged 34) |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
Known for | Floer homology |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Ruhr-Universität Bochum University of California, Berkeley |
Doctoral advisor | Eduard Zehnder Ralf Stöcker |
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