The
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel
Prize for 2014 to Yakov G. Sinai (78) of Princeton University, USA, and
the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Russian Academy of
Sciences, "for his fundamental contributions to dynamical systems,
ergodic theory, and mathematical physics". The President of the
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Nils Chr. Stenseth, announced
the winner of the 2014 Abel Prize at the Academy in Oslo today, 26
March. Yakov G. Sinai will receive the Abel Prize from His Royal
Highness The Crown Prince at an award ceremony in Oslo on 20 May.
The Abel Prize recognizes contributions of extraordinary depth and
influence to the mathematical sciences and has been awarded annually
since 2003. It carries a cash award of NOK 6,000,000 (about EUR 750,000
or USD 1 million).
Read more from the Abel Prize official website
