Jean Ginibre
Encyclopedia
Jean Ginibre is a French mathematical physicist, known in particular for his contributions to random matrix theory
(see circular law
), statistical mechanics
(see FKG inequality
, Ginibre inequality), and partial differential equations. He received the Paul Langevin Prize in 1969.
Jean Ginibre is Emeritus Professor at Paris-Sud 11 University
.
Random matrix
In probability theory and mathematical physics, a random matrix is a matrix-valued random variable. Many important properties of physical systems can be represented mathematically as matrix problems...
(see circular law
Circular law
In probability theory, more specifically the study of random matrices, the circular law describes the distribution of eigenvalues of an n \times n random matrix with independent and identically distributed entries in the limit n \to \infty ....
), statistical mechanics
Statistical mechanics
Statistical mechanics or statistical thermodynamicsThe terms statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics are used interchangeably...
(see FKG inequality
FKG inequality
The FKG inequality is a correlation inequality, a fundamental tool in statistical mechanics and probabilistic combinatorics , due to...
, Ginibre inequality), and partial differential equations. He received the Paul Langevin Prize in 1969.
Jean Ginibre is Emeritus Professor at Paris-Sud 11 University
Paris-Sud 11 University
University of Paris-Sud or University of Paris-Sud or University of Paris XI is a French university distributed among several campuses in the southern suburb of Paris...
.