Arnaud Beauville
Encyclopedia
Arnaud Beauville is a French
mathematician
, whose research interest is algebraic geometry
.
A native of Bologne, Haute-Marne
, Beauville earned his doctorate
from Paris Diderot University in 1977, with a thesis regarding Prym varieties
and the Schottky problem
, under supervision of Jean-Louis Verdier
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
, whose research interest is algebraic geometry
Algebraic geometry
Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics which combines techniques of abstract algebra, especially commutative algebra, with the language and the problems of geometry. It occupies a central place in modern mathematics and has multiple conceptual connections with such diverse fields as complex...
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A native of Bologne, Haute-Marne
Bologne, Haute-Marne
Bologne is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France....
, Beauville earned his doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
from Paris Diderot University in 1977, with a thesis regarding Prym varieties
Prym variety
In mathematics, the Prym variety construction is a method in algebraic geometry of making an abelian variety from a morphism of algebraic curves. In its original form, it was applied to an unramified double covering of a Riemann surface, and was used by W. Schottky and H. W. E...
and the Schottky problem
Schottky problem
In mathematics, the Schottky problem, named after Friedrich Schottky, is a classical question of algebraic geometry, asking for a characterisation of Jacobian varieties amongst abelian varieties.-Geometric formulation:...
, under supervision of Jean-Louis Verdier
Jean-Louis Verdier
Jean-Louis Verdier was a French mathematician who worked, under the guidance of Alexander Grothendieck, on derived categories and Verdier duality...
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