Takahiro Shiota
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is a Japan
ese mathematician
at Kyoto University
. In 1986, he proved Novikov's conjecture about the Riemann–Schottky problem
by characterization of Jacobian varieties.
Shiota obtained his doctorate at Harvard University
in 1984.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese 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....
at Kyoto University
Kyoto University
, or is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.- History :...
. In 1986, he proved Novikov's conjecture about the Riemann–Schottky problem
Schottky problem
In mathematics, the Schottky problem, named after Friedrich Schottky, is a classical question of algebraic geometry, asking for a characterisation of Jacobian varieties amongst abelian varieties.-Geometric formulation:...
by characterization of Jacobian varieties.
Shiota obtained his doctorate at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1984.