Definition:Fields Medal/Recipients/2006
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Recipients of the Fields Medal
The recipients of the Fields Medal in $2006$ were as follows:
| Recipient(s) | Citation |
|---|---|
| Andrei Yuryevich Okounkov | For his contributions bridging probability, representation theory and algebraic geometry. |
| Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman | For his contributions to geometry and his revolutionary insights into the analytical and geometric structure of the Ricci flow. |
| Terence Chi-Shen Tao | For his contributions to partial differential equations, combinatorics, harmonic analysis and additive number theory. |
| Wendelin Werner | For his contributions to the development of stochastic Loewner evolution, the geometry of two-dimensional Brownian motion, and conformal field theory. |
Location of conference: Madrid, Spain
Sources
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Appendix $17$: Fields Medal winners
- 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Appendix $22$: Fields Medal winners