J. W. S. Cassels

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J. W. S. Cassels was a prominent British mathematician known for his influential work in number theory and Diophantine approximation.

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instanceOf human
mathematician
number theorist
affiliation London Mathematical Society
areaOfInfluence modern number theory
awardReceived De Morgan Medal
Berwick Prize
surface form: Senior Berwick Prize
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
doctoralAdvisor Louis Mordell
doctoralStudent Bryan Birch
Peter Swinnerton-Dyer
educatedAt Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
employer Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
familyName Cassels
fieldOfWork Diophantine approximation
algebraic number theory
arithmetic geometry
elliptic curves
number theory
quadratic forms
gender male
givenName John
hasBibliographyItem J. W. S. Cassels self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cassels, J. W. S., An Introduction to Diophantine Approximation

Cassels, J. W. S., Lectures on Elliptic Curves
J. W. S. Cassels self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cassels, J. W. S., Local Fields

J. W. S. Cassels self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cassels, J. W. S., Rational Quadratic Forms
influenced research on the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture
knownFor contributions to local fields
contributions to the arithmetic of elliptic curves
research on quadratic forms
work in Diophantine approximation
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Society
name John William Scott Cassels
nationality British
notableConcept Cassels–Tate pairing
notableWork An Introduction to Diophantine Approximation
Lectures on Elliptic Curves
Local Fields
Rational Quadratic Forms
occupation university teacher
workInstitution Trinity College, Cambridge

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Harold Davenport doctoralStudent J. W. S. Cassels
J. W. S. Cassels hasBibliographyItem J. W. S. Cassels self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cassels, J. W. S., An Introduction to Diophantine Approximation
J. W. S. Cassels hasBibliographyItem J. W. S. Cassels self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cassels, J. W. S., Rational Quadratic Forms
J. W. S. Cassels hasBibliographyItem J. W. S. Cassels self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cassels, J. W. S., Local Fields
John Coates doctoralAdvisor J. W. S. Cassels