Category Archives: Obituary

Andrei

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

Andrei Zelevinsky passed away a week ago on April 10, 2013, shortly after turning sixty. Andrei was a great mathematician and a great person. I first met him in a combinatorics conference in Stockholm 1989. This was the first major … Continue reading →

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Benoît’s Fractals

Posted on October 17, 2010 by

Mandelbrot set Benoît Mandelbrot passed away a few dayes ago on October 14, 2010. Since 1987, Mandelbrot was a member of the Yale’s mathematics department. This chapterette from my book “Gina says: Adventures in the Blogosphere String War”   about fractals is brought here on this … Continue reading →

Posted in Geometry, Obituary, Physics, Probability | 6 Comments

Itamar Pitowsky: Probability in Physics, Where does it Come From?

Posted on February 15, 2010 by

I came across a videotaped lecture by Itamar Pitowsky given at PITP some years ago on the question of probability in physics that we discussed in two earlier posts on randomness in nature (I, II). There are links below to … Continue reading →

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Lior, Aryeh, and Michael

Posted on December 26, 2008 by

Three dear friends, colleagues, and teachers Lior Tzafriri, Aryeh Dvoretzky and Michael Maschler passed away last year. I want to tell you a little about their mathematics.    Lior Tzafriri (  1936-2008  )  Lior Tzafriri worked in functional analysis.

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Oded

Posted on September 4, 2008 by

  I just heard the terrible news that Oded Schramm was killed in a hiking accident. Oded was hiking on Guye Peak near Snoqualmie Pass near Seattle. This is a terrible loss to Oded’s family, and our hearts and thoughts are … Continue reading →

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