Atle Selberg
Atle Selberg | |
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| Born | 14 June 1917 Langesund, Norway |
| Died | 6 August 2007 (aged 90) Princeton, New Jersey, United States |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Known for | Critical line theorem Local rigidity Parity problem Weakly symmetric space Chowla–Selberg formula Maass–Selberg relations Rankin–Selberg method Selberg class Selberg's conjecture Selberg's identity Selberg integral Selberg trace formula Selberg zeta function Selberg sieve |
| Spouse(s) | Hedvig Liebermann (m. 1947 - died 1995) Betty Frances ("Mickey") Compton (m. 2003 - 2007) |
| Awards | Abel Prize (honorary) (2002) Fields Medal (1950) Wolf Prize (1986) Gunnerus Medal (2002) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
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Atle Selberg (14 June 1917 – 6 August 2007) was a Norwegian mathematician known for his work in analytic number theory and the theory of automorphic forms, and in particular for bringing them into relation with spectral theory. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1950 and an honorary Abel Prize in 2002.