Pierre Colmez
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Pierre Colmez is a French
mathematician
, notable for his work on p-adic analysis
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Colmez studied at Ecole Normale Superieure
and obtained his doctorate
from Grenoble University. He won the 2005 Fermat Prize
for his contributions to the study of L-functions and p-adic Galois representations.
Colmez has won the French go championship four times.
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....
, notable for his work on p-adic analysis
P-adic analysis
In mathematics, p-adic analysis is a branch of number theory that deals with the mathematical analysis of functions of p-adic numbers....
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Colmez studied at Ecole Normale Superieure
École Normale Supérieure
The École normale supérieure is one of the most prestigious French grandes écoles...
and obtained 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 Grenoble University. He won the 2005 Fermat Prize
Fermat Prize
The Fermat prize of mathematical research rewards research works in fields where the contributions of Pierre de Fermat have been decisive:* Statements of variational principles* Foundations of probability and analytic geometry* Number theory....
for his contributions to the study of L-functions and p-adic Galois representations.
Colmez has won the French go championship four times.