James Lepowsky

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James Lepowsky (born 1944 in New York City) is a professor of mathematics at Rutgers University, New Jersey. Previously he taught at Yale University. He received his Ph.D from M.I.T. in 1970 where his advisor was Bertram Kostant. Lepowsky graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1961,[1] 16 years after Konstant.[2] His current research is in the areas of infinite-dimensional lie algebras and vertex algebras. He has written several books on vertex algebras and related topics. In 1988, in a joint work with Igor Frenkel and Arne Meurman, he constructed the monster vertex algebra.

[edit] References

  • Igor Frenkel, James Lepowsky, Arne Meurman, "Vertex operator algebras and the Monster". Pure and Applied Mathematics, 134. Academic Press, Inc., Boston, MA, 1988. liv+508 pp. ISBN 0-12-267065-5
  1. ^ Stuyvesant Math Team. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
  2. ^ Professor Konstant's Homepage. MIT Math Department. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.

[edit] External links

  • Entry at the Mathematics Genealogy Project.
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