elliptic operator

geometry

Also known as: elliptic differential operator

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In Sir Michael Francis Atiyah
…number of solutions for an elliptic differential equation. (Atiyah and Singer were jointly recognized for this work with the 2004 Abel Prize.) His early work in topology and algebra was followed by work in a number of different fields, a phenomenon regularly observed in Fields medalists. He contributed, along with…
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In mathematics: Mathematical physics and the theory of groups
…the celebrated Atiyah-Singer theorem for elliptic operators. (Elliptic is a technical term for the type of operator studied in potential theory.) There are remarkable implications for the study of pure geometry, and much attention has been directed to the problem of how the theory of bundles embraces the theory of…
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