Robert Bryant
Encyclopedia
Robert Bryant is an American mathematician
specializing in differential geometry. As of 2007, he has served as the chairman of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
(MSRI). He is known for his work in exterior differential systems, special holonomy
, and Finsler geometry. He is also a senior research scientist at Duke University
.
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....
specializing in differential geometry. As of 2007, he has served as the chairman of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute , founded in 1982, is an independent nonprofit mathematical research institution whose funding sources include the National Science Foundation, foundations, corporations, and more than 90 universities and institutions...
(MSRI). He is known for his work in exterior differential systems, special holonomy
Holonomy
In differential geometry, the holonomy of a connection on a smooth manifold is a general geometrical consequence of the curvature of the connection measuring the extent to which parallel transport around closed loops fails to preserve the geometrical data being transported. For flat connections,...
, and Finsler geometry. He is also a senior research scientist at Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
.