Mathematical sciences research Institute Berkeley, California

1984 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Calvin C. Moore
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scholarly journals Shiing-Shen Chern. 26 October 1911 — 3 December 2004

2014 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. 75-85
Author(s):  
Nigel J. Hitchin
Keyword(s):  
Differential Geometry ◽  
Qing Dynasty ◽  
Theoretical Physics ◽  
International Congress ◽  
Common Currency ◽  
The Qing Dynasty ◽  
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Shiing-Shen Chern was a towering figure in mathematics, both for his contributions to differential geometry and as a source of inspiration and encouragement for all mathematicians, and particularly those in China. Born in the final year of the Qing dynasty, and educated at a time when China was only beginning to set up Western-style universities, he lived to preside over the 2002 International Congress of Mathematicians in Beijing. He was a co-founder of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley and its first Director in 1981; he also set up the Nankai Institute for Mathematics in 1985. His contributions to differential geometry were of foundational importance for the global viewpoint that developed in the postwar years, and the mathematical tools he introduced are now the common currency in geometry, topology and even aspects of theoretical physics.

scholarly journals Problems on rigidity of group actions and cocycles

1985 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 473-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Hurder
Keyword(s):  
Differential Geometry ◽  
Lie Groups ◽  
Ergodic Theory ◽  
Positive Curvature ◽  
Group Actions ◽  
Geodesic Flows ◽  
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AbstractA conference on the interaction of ergodic theory, differential geometry and the theory of Lie Groups was held at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute from May 24 to June 1, 1984. This is a report of the problem session organized by A. Katok and R. Zimmer and held on May 25, 1984 dealing with the topics in the title. Another problem session was centred on the rigidity of manifolds of non-positive curvature and related topics concerning their geodesic flows. This is reported on by K. Burns and A. Karok separately [2].

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