Two entangled and scientifically impactful lives: Jiří Patera, Pavel Winternitz and the Montréal School of Mathematical Physics

2022/10/16 by Vinet, Luc
#FOS: Mathematics #FOS: Physical sciences #History and Overview (math.HO) #Mathematical Physics (math-ph)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2210.15488

Abstract

This text offers a personal account of the scientific legacy of two giants of mathematical physics at the turn of the Millenium and their heritage in Canada, their land of adoption.

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