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Elon Lindenstrauss
Mathematician

Elon Lindenstrauss

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Connecting ergodic theory with problems in number theory.

Measure rigidity · Arithmetic quantum ergodicity

Born
1 August 1970
Birthplace
Jerusalem

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Elon Lindenstrauss

Elon Lindenstrauss is a mathematician awarded the 2010 Fields Medal for work on dynamical systems and number theory.

Early life

Education

Studied mathematics and physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, completing a doctorate under Benjamin Weiss in 1999.

Career

  1. 1999 onward

    Research appointments

    Worked at the Institute for Advanced Study and Stanford before a Clay fellowship.

  2. 2004

    Princeton

    Joined the faculty at Princeton University.

  3. 2009

    Hebrew University

    Took up a professorship in Jerusalem.

  4. 2010

    Fields Medal

    Received the medal for measure rigidity and applications in number theory.

Contributions

Measure rigidity

Studied restrictions on invariant measures in dynamical systems.

Arithmetic quantum ergodicity

Made major advances on a conjecture about the distribution of arithmetic eigenfunctions.

Beyond research

Family

His parents Joram and Naomi and sister Ayelet also worked in mathematics or computer science.

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