Paul Rabinowitz
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Paul H. Rabinowitz is the Edward Burr Van Vleck
Professor of Mathematics
and a Vilas Research Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He received a Ph.D. from New York University
in 1966 under the direction of Juergen Moser. From 1966 to 1969 he held a postdoctoral appointment at Stanford University
. He works in the fields of partial differential equations and nonlinear analysis. He is best known for his global bifurcation
theorem. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the George David Birkhoff Prize
in 1998. He was elected as a member of the United States National Academy of Science in 1998.
Edward Burr Van Vleck
Edward Burr Van Vleck was an American mathematician.The son of astronomer John Monroe Van Vleck, he graduated from Wesleyan University in 1884, attended Johns Hopkins in 1885-87, and studied at Göttingen...
Professor of Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and a Vilas Research Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He received a Ph.D. from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
in 1966 under the direction of Juergen Moser. From 1966 to 1969 he held a postdoctoral appointment at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. He works in the fields of partial differential equations and nonlinear analysis. He is best known for his global bifurcation
Bifurcation
Bifurcation means the splitting of a main body into two parts.Bifurcation or Bifurcated may refer to:*Bifurcation , the division of issues in a trial for example the division of a page into two parts....
theorem. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the George David Birkhoff Prize
George David Birkhoff Prize
The George David Birkhoff Prize in applied mathematics is awarded – jointly by the American Mathematical Society and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics – in honour of George David Birkhoff . It is currently awarded every three years for an outstanding contribution to: "applied...
in 1998. He was elected as a member of the United States National Academy of Science in 1998.