Loïc Merel
Encyclopedia
Loïc Merel is a French
mathematician
. His research interests include modular form
s and number theory
.
Born in Carhaix-Plouguer
, Brittany
, Merel became a student at the École Normale Supérieure
. He finished his doctorate
at Pierre and Marie Curie University
under supervision of Joseph Oesterlé
in 1993. His thesis on modular symbols took inspiration from the work of Yuri Manin and Barry Mazur
from the 1970s. Merel received numerous awards, including the EMS Prize (1996) and the Blumenthal Award (1997) for the advancement of research in pure mathematics.
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....
. His research interests include modular form
Modular form
In mathematics, a modular form is a analytic function on the upper half-plane satisfying a certain kind of functional equation and growth condition. The theory of modular forms therefore belongs to complex analysis but the main importance of the theory has traditionally been in its connections...
s and number theory
Number theory
Number theory is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers. Number theorists study prime numbers as well...
.
Born in Carhaix-Plouguer
Carhaix-Plouguer
Carhaix-Plouguer is a commune in the Finistère department in northwestern France.-Culture:The Vieilles Charrues Festival is held every year in mid-July....
, Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
, Merel became a student at the École Normale Supérieure
École Normale Supérieure
The École normale supérieure is one of the most prestigious French grandes écoles...
. He finished 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...
at 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....
under supervision of Joseph Oesterlé
Joseph Oesterlé
Joseph Oesterlé is a French mathematician who, along with David Masser, formulated the abc conjecture in 1985. It is perhaps the most important unsolved problem in diophantine analysis.-External links:*...
in 1993. His thesis on modular symbols took inspiration from the work of Yuri Manin and Barry Mazur
Barry Mazur
-Life:Born in New York City, Mazur attended the Bronx High School of Science and MIT, although he did not graduate from the latter on account of failing a then-present ROTC requirement. Regardless, he was accepted for graduate school and received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1959,...
from the 1970s. Merel received numerous awards, including the EMS Prize (1996) and the Blumenthal Award (1997) for the advancement of research in pure mathematics.