2019/10/08 by Alain Connes, Joseph Kouneiher · 1 citation
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paper · pdf · doi:10.1090/noti1981
published as Notices Of The American Mathematical Society Volume 66, Number 10 p.1660, 2019
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Sir Michael Atiyah was considered as one of the world's foremost mathematicians, He is best known for his work in algebraic topology and the co-development of a branch of mathematics called topological K-theory together with the Atiyah-Singer index theorem for which he received Fields Medal (1966). He received also the Abel Prize (2004) along with Isadore M. Singer for their discovery and proof of the index theorem, bringing together topology, geometry and analysis, and their outstanding role in building new bridges between mathematics and theoretical physics. Indeed, his work has helped theoretical physicists to advance their understanding of quantum field theory and general relativity.