Jun-Ichi Igusa
| Jun-Ichi Igusa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 January 1924 |
| Died | 25 November 2013 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University |
| Alma mater | Kyoto University |
| Doctoral students |
Hiroshi Gunji Donald McQuillan Tetsuji Shioda |
| Known for | Igusa zeta-function |
Jun-Ichi Igusa (井草 準一 Igusa Jun’ichi, 30 January 1924 − 25 November 2013)[1] was a Japanese mathematician who for over three decades was on the faculty at Johns Hopkins University. He is known for his contributions to algebraic geometry and number theory. The Igusa zeta-function, the Igusa quartic, Igusa subgroups, Igusa curves, and Igusa varieties are named after him.[2]
He was an invited speaker for the 1962 ICM in Stockholm.[3] He was awarded Japan's Order of the Sacred Treasure. In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[4]
He has three sons, Kiyoshi, Takeru and Mitsuru.[5] Takeru Igusa is a professor of civil engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Kiyoshi Igusa is a professor of mathematics at Brandeis University.
Publications
- Igusa, Jun-ichi (1972), Theta functions, Die Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften, 194, Berlin, New York: Springer-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-540-05699-7, MR 0325625
- Igusa, Jun-ichi (1978), Forms of higher degree (PDF), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Lectures on Mathematics and Physics, 59, Bombay: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, ISBN 978-0-387-08944-7, MR 546292
- Igusa, Jun-ichi (2000), An introduction to the theory of local zeta functions, AMS/IP Studies in Advanced Mathematics, 14, Providence, R.I.: American Mathematical Society, ISBN 978-0-8218-2015-5, MR 1743467
References
- ↑ Lo, Samuel E. (1971). Asian Who? in America. East-West Who. p. 109.
- ↑ "Jun-ichi Igusa, Noted Mathematician and Researcher, Died at 89 — Johns Hopkins University". Krieger.jhu.edu. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ↑ http://www.mathunion.org/db/ICM/Speakers/SortedByLastname.php
- ↑ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-01-26.
- ↑ http://krieger.jhu.edu/blog/2013/11/27/jun-ichi-igusa-noted-mathematician-and-researcher-died-at-89/