Sergiu Klainerman - IHES

Sergiu Klainerman, mathematician

Schlumberger Chair for Mathematical Sciences

Mathematician at Princeton University (USA), Sergiu Klainerman is best known for his contributions to the study of hyperbolic differential equations and general relativity.

Analyst of partial differential equations, his current research is directed at the mathematical theory of black holes. He also works on the dynamical formation of trapped surfaces and singularities.

Personal webpage.

MacArthur Award (1991)
Prix Le Conte de l'Académie des Sciences de Paris (1996)
AMS Bocher Prize (1999)
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2005)

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  • visuel anniversaire Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat

    Day in Honor of Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat’s 100th Birthday

    December 2023 marks Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat's 100th birthday. For this special occasion, IHES organizes a day in her honor on December 8, 2023.

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  • Annonce conférence S Klainerman

    Talk by the mathematician Sergiu Klainerman on April 22, 2021

    Friends of IHES and IHES organized an online event on April 22, 2021 at 12.00 pm EST. On this occasion, Sergiu Klainerman gave a talk on “Are Black Holes Real? A Mathematics perspective”.

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  • affiche ondes non lineaires

    Trimester on nonlinear waves

    A series of special events on nonlinear waves took place at IHES during the trimester between 2 May and 29 July, 2016. Together with the regular seminars and workshops that were organised weekly, three main events characterised the scientific life of IHES during this time: two five-days conferences and a summer school, between the 18th and the 29th July.

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