Jean-Marie Souriau
Jean-Marie Souriau | |
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Souriau in 2010 | |
| Born | 3 June 1922 |
| Died | 15 March 2012 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | ONERA École Normale Supérieure |
| Known for | Diffeology Geometric mechanics Geometric quantization Moment map Souriau cocycle Kostant–Kirillov–Souriau theorem Moment map |
| Awards | Prix Jaffé (1981) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Provence |
| Thesis | Sur la stabilité des avions (1952) |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph Pérès André Lichnerowicz |
| Website | http://www.jmsouriau.com/ |
Jean-Marie Souriau (3 June 1922, Paris – 15 March 2012, Aix-en-Provence) was a French mathematician. He was one of the pioneers of modern symplectic geometry.