Vaughan Jones
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Vaughan Jones was a New Zealand mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in knot theory and operator algebras, for which he received the Fields Medal.
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| Vaughan Jones canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
New Zealander
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in mathematics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fields Medal
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Leroy P. Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research NERFINISHED ⓘ Onsager Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Rolf Schock Prize in Mathematics NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Society Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ Rutherford Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
New Zealand
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-12-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-09-06 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | André Haefliger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Auckland
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University of Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Auckland
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University of California, Berkeley ⓘ Vanderbilt University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Jones ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
knot theory
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mathematics ⓘ operator algebras ⓘ von Neumann algebras ⓘ |
| fullName | Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
applications of operator algebras in mathematical physics
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development of quantum invariants of knots ⓘ research in low-dimensional topology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Jones polynomial
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applications of von Neumann algebras to knot theory ⓘ subfactor theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ Royal Society of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Vaughan Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Index for subfactors
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Polynomial invariants of knots via von Neumann algebras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the New Zealand Mathematics Research Institute
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Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at Vanderbilt University ⓘ Professor of Mathematics at University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
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