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David P. Ruelle
David Ruelle
Born (1935-08-20) 20 August 1935 (age 89)
Ghent, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Alma materUniversité Libre de Bruxelles
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsMathematical physics
InstitutionsETH Zurich
Institute for Advanced Study
Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
Rutgers University

David Pierre Ruelle (French: [ʁɥɛl]; born 20 August 1935) is a Belgian-French mathematical physicist. He has worked on statistical physics and dynamical systems. With Floris Takens, Ruelle coined the term strange attractor, and developed a new theory of turbulence.[1][2]

Biography

Ruelle studied physics at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, obtaining a PhD degree in 1959 (prepared at ETH Zurich [1]). He spent two years (1960–1962) at the ETH Zurich, and another two years (1962–1964) at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. In 1964, he became Professor at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHES), in Bures-sur-Yvette, France. Since 2000, he is an Emeritus Professor at IHES and distinguished visiting professor at Rutgers University.[3][4]

Honors and awards

In 1985 Ruelle was awarded the Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics.[5] In 1986, he received the Boltzmann Medal for his outstanding contributions to statistical mechanics,[6] and in 1993 the Holweck Prize.[7] In 2004, he received the Matteucci Medal,[8] and in 2006 the Henri Poincaré Prize.[9] In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[10] In 2014 he was awarded the Max Planck Medal for his achievements in theoretical physics.[11]

Selected publications

  • (1969) Statistical Mechanics: Rigorous Results, World Scientific[12]
  • (1978) Thermodynamic formalism : the mathematical structures of classical equilibrium statistical mechanics, Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-13504-3.;[13] (1984) Cambridge: University Press ISBN 0-521-30225-0. 2e (2004) Cambridge: University Press ISBN 0-521-54649-4
  • (1989) Elements of differentiable dynamics and bifurcation theory, Academic Press.[14]
  • (1989) Chaotic Evolution and Strange Attractors: The Statistical Analysis of Time Series for Deterministic Nonlinear Systems, Cambridge University Press
  • (1991) Chance and Chaos, Princeton University Press
  • (2007) The Mathematician's Brain, Princeton University Press

See also

References

  1. ^ Ruelle, David; Takens, Floris (1971). "On the nature of turbulence". Communications in Mathematical Physics. 20 (3): 167–192. Bibcode:1971CMaPh..20..167R. doi:10.1007/bf01646553. S2CID 17074317.
  2. ^ Ruelle, David. "'What is a... Strange Attractor?" (PDF). American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. ^ Gallavotti, Giovanni. "Laudatio on the occasion of the Henri Poincaré Prize". International Association of Mathematical Physics. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Biography from his website". ihes.fr. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ "1985 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics Recipient". American Physical Society. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. ^ "C3: Awards - The Boltzmann Medal". International Union of Pure and Applied Physics. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Fernand Holweck Medal and Prize recipients". Institute of Physics. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Medaglia Matteucci". Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Henri Poincaré Prize winners". International Association of Mathematical Physics. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  10. ^ "List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Max Planck Medal Prize winners". German Physical Society (in German). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  12. ^ Lieb, Elliott (1970). "Review: Statistical mechanics by D. Ruelle" (PDF). Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 76 (4): 683–688. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1970-12505-8.
  13. ^ Babbitt, D. G. (1979). "Review: Thermodynamic formalism by D. Ruelle" (PDF). Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. (N.S.). 1 (6): 931–935. doi:10.1090/s0273-0979-1979-14695-0.
  14. ^ Shub, Michael (1991). "Review: Elements of differentiable dynamics and bifurcation theory by D. Ruelle" (PDF). Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. (N.S.). 24 (1): 199–211. doi:10.1090/s0273-0979-1991-15989-6.
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