François Loeser
Encyclopedia
François Loeser is a French
mathematician
. He is Professor of Mathematics at the
Pierre and Marie Curie University
in Paris
. From 2000 to 2010 he was Professor at
École Normale Supérieure
.
He is a specialist of algebraic geometry
and is best known for his work on motivic integration
, part of it in collaboration with Jan Denef
.
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....
. He is Professor of Mathematics at the
Pierre and Marie Curie University
Pierre and Marie Curie University
The Paris VI University , or the Pierre and Marie Curie University , is a university located on the Jussieu Campus in the Latin Quarter of the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France....
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. From 2000 to 2010 he was Professor at
École Normale Supérieure
École Normale Supérieure
The École normale supérieure is one of the most prestigious French grandes écoles...
.
He is a specialist of 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...
and is best known for his work on motivic integration
Motivic integration
Motivic integration is a branch of algebraic geometry which was invented by Maxim Kontsevich in 1995 and was developed by Jan Denef and François Loeser. Since its introduction it has proved to be quite useful in various branches of algebraic geometry, most notably birational geometry and...
, part of it in collaboration with Jan Denef
Jan Denef
Jan Denef is a Belgian mathematician. He is Full Professor of Mathematics at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.He is a specialist of model theory, number theory and algebraic geometry. He is well known for his early work on Hilbert's tenth problemand for developing the theory of motivic...
.