Maurice Auslander
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Maurice Auslander was an influential American mathematician known for his foundational work in commutative algebra and representation theory of algebras.
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| Maurice Auslander canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maurice Auslander Context triple: [Auslander–Buchsbaum formula, namedAfter, Maurice Auslander]
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Garrett Birkhoff
Garrett Birkhoff was an American mathematician best known for his foundational work in lattice theory and abstract algebra.
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Michael Artin
Michael Artin is a prominent American mathematician renowned for his influential contributions to algebraic geometry and modern algebra.
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George W. Mackey
George W. Mackey was an American mathematician known for his influential work in representation theory, ergodic theory, and the foundations of quantum mechanics.
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Murray Alper
Murray Alper was an American character actor known for his prolific appearances in Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1960s, often playing cab drivers, sailors, and other working-class roles.
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Lipman Bers
Lipman Bers was a prominent mathematician known for his influential work in complex analysis and Teichmüller theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maurice Auslander Target entity description: Maurice Auslander was an influential American mathematician known for his foundational work in commutative algebra and representation theory of algebras.
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A.
Garrett Birkhoff
Garrett Birkhoff was an American mathematician best known for his foundational work in lattice theory and abstract algebra.
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B.
Michael Artin
Michael Artin is a prominent American mathematician renowned for his influential contributions to algebraic geometry and modern algebra.
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C.
George W. Mackey
George W. Mackey was an American mathematician known for his influential work in representation theory, ergodic theory, and the foundations of quantum mechanics.
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D.
Murray Alper
Murray Alper was an American character actor known for his prolific appearances in Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1960s, often playing cab drivers, sailors, and other working-class roles.
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E.
Lipman Bers
Lipman Bers was a prominent mathematician known for his influential work in complex analysis and Teichmüller theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
David Buchsbaum
NERFINISHED
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Idun Reiten NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Bridger NERFINISHED ⓘ O. Goldman NERFINISHED ⓘ Sverre O. Smalø NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Columbia University ⓘ |
| employer | Brandeis University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Auslander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebra
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commutative algebra ⓘ homological algebra ⓘ mathematics ⓘ representation theory ⓘ representation theory of algebras ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Maurice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConceptNamedAfter |
Auslander algebra
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Auslander–Buchsbaum formula NERFINISHED ⓘ Auslander–Buchsbaum theorem NERFINISHED ⓘ Auslander–Reiten quiver NERFINISHED ⓘ Auslander–Reiten translate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern homological methods in algebra
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representation theory of finite-dimensional algebras ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Maurice Auslander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Auslander algebra
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Auslander–Buchsbaum formula NERFINISHED ⓘ Auslander–Buchsbaum theorem NERFINISHED ⓘ Auslander–Reiten sequences NERFINISHED ⓘ Auslander–Reiten theory NERFINISHED ⓘ foundational contributions to representation theory of Artin algebras ⓘ work on Cohen–Macaulay modules ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Representation Theory of Artin Algebras
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Stable Module Theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
| workLocation | Waltham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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