Tadashi Nakayama (mathematician)
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was a mathematician
who made important contributions to representation theory
. He received his degrees from Tokyo University and Osaka University
and held permanent positions at Osaka University
and Nagoya University
. He had visiting positions at Princeton University
, Illinois University, and Hamburg University. Nakayama's lemma and Nakayama algebra
s are named after him.
| volume=40 | pages=611–633 | issue=3 | publisher=Annals of Mathematics | jstor=1968946}} | year=1941 | journal=Annals of Mathematics. Second Series
| volume=42 | pages=1–21 | issue=1 | publisher=Annals of Mathematics | jstor=1968984}}
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....
who made important contributions to representation theory
Representation theory
Representation theory is a branch of mathematics that studies abstract algebraic structures by representing their elements as linear transformations of vector spaces, and studiesmodules over these abstract algebraic structures...
. He received his degrees from Tokyo University and Osaka University
Osaka University
, or , is a major national university located in Osaka, Japan. It is the sixth oldest university in Japan as the Osaka Prefectural Medical College, and formerly one of the Imperial Universities of Japan...
and held permanent positions at Osaka University
Osaka University
, or , is a major national university located in Osaka, Japan. It is the sixth oldest university in Japan as the Osaka Prefectural Medical College, and formerly one of the Imperial Universities of Japan...
and Nagoya University
Nagoya University
Nagoya University is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It can be seen in the several rankings such as shown below.-General Rankings:...
. He had visiting positions at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, Illinois University, and Hamburg University. Nakayama's lemma and Nakayama algebra
Nakayama algebra
In algebra, a Nakayama algebra or generalized uniserial algebra is an algebra such that the left and right projective modules have a unique composition series...
s are named after him.
Selected works
| year=1939 | journal=Annals of Mathematics. Second SeriesAnnals of Mathematics
The Annals of Mathematics is a bimonthly mathematical journal published by Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study. It ranks amongst the most prestigious mathematics journals in the world by criteria such as impact factor.-History:The journal began as The Analyst in 1874 and was...
| volume=40 | pages=611–633 | issue=3 | publisher=Annals of Mathematics | jstor=1968946}} | year=1941 | journal=Annals of Mathematics. Second Series
Annals of Mathematics
The Annals of Mathematics is a bimonthly mathematical journal published by Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study. It ranks amongst the most prestigious mathematics journals in the world by criteria such as impact factor.-History:The journal began as The Analyst in 1874 and was...
| volume=42 | pages=1–21 | issue=1 | publisher=Annals of Mathematics | jstor=1968984}}
External links
- http://www.math.uni-bielefeld.de/birep/collect/nakayama.html