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Stanislav Smirnov
Mathematician

Stanislav Smirnov

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Proving conformal invariance in models of statistical physics.

Critical percolation · Ising model

Born
3 September 1970
Birthplace
Saint Petersburg

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Stanislav Smirnov

Stanislav Smirnov is a mathematician whose research connects probability, complex analysis and statistical physics.

Early life

School mathematics

Earned perfect scores at two International Mathematical Olympiads.

Caltech

Completed his doctorate in 1996.

Career

  1. 1998

    Stockholm

    Joined the Royal Institute of Technology.

  2. 2003

    Geneva

    Became a professor.

  3. 2010

    Fields Medal

    Received the major mathematical award.

Contributions

Critical percolation

Proved Cardy’s formula for site percolation on the triangular lattice.

Ising model

Established conformal properties at criticality.

Beyond work

Institution building

Founded the Chebyshev Laboratory in Saint Petersburg in 2010.

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