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Jiří Matoušek (mathematician)

January 21, 2023

For other people named Jiří Matoušek, see Jiří Matoušek (disambiguation).

Jiří (Jirka) Matoušek (10 March 1963 – 9 March 2015) was a Czech mathematician working in computational geometry and algebraic topology. He was a professor at Charles University in Prague and the author of several textbooks and research monographs.

Jiří Matoušek
Born(1963-03-10)10 March 1963
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died9 March 2015(2015-03-09) (aged 51)
Alma materCharles University
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Institutions

Biography

Matoušek was born in Prague. In 1986, he received his Master's degree at Charles University under Miroslav Katětov.[1] From 1986 until his death he was employed at the Department of Applied Mathematics of Charles University, holding a professor position since 2000. He was also a visiting and later full professor at ETH Zurich.[2]

In 1996, he won the European Mathematical Society prize[3] and in 2000 he won the Scientist award of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic.[4] In 1998 he was an Invited Speaker of the International Congress of Mathematicians in Berlin.[5] He became a fellow of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic in 2005.[6]

Matoušek's paper on computational aspects of algebraic topology won the Best Paper award at the 2012 ACM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms.[7]

Aside from his own academic writing, he has translated the popularization book Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction by Timothy Gowers into Czech.[8] He was a supporter and signatory of the Cost of Knowledge protest.[9]

Matoušek died in 2015, aged 51.[2][10] In 2021, a lecture hall at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, was named after him.[11]

Books

 
Scholia has a profile for Jiří Matoušek (Q472657).
  • Invitation to Discrete Mathematics (with Jaroslav Nešetřil). Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 978-0-19-850207-4. Translated into French by Delphine Hachez as Introduction aux Mathématiques Discrètes, Springer-Verlag, 2004, ISBN 978-2-287-20010-6.
  • Geometric Discrepancy: An Illustrated Guide. Springer-Verlag, Algorithms and Combinatorics 18, 1999, ISBN 978-3-540-65528-2.[12]
  • Lectures on Discrete Geometry. Springer-Verlag, Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 2002, ISBN 978-0-387-95373-1.[13][14][15]
  • Using the Borsuk-Ulam Theorem: Lectures on Topological Methods in Combinatorics and Geometry. Springer-Verlag, 2003. ISBN 978-3-540-00362-5.[16][17]
  • Topics in Discrete Mathematics: Dedicated to Jarik Nešetřil on the Occasion of His 60th Birthday (with Martin Klazar, Jan Kratochvíl, Martin Loebl, Robin Thomas, and Pavel Valtr). Springer-Verlag, Algorithms and Combinatorics 26, 2006. ISBN 978-3-540-33698-3.
  • Understanding and Using Linear Programming (with B. Gärtner). Springer-Verlag, Universitext, 2007, ISBN 978-3-540-30697-9.[18]
  • Thirty-three miniatures — Mathematical and algorithmic applications of linear algebra. American Mathematical Society, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8218-4977-4.[19][20][21]
  • Approximation Algorithms and Semidefinite Programming (with B. Gärtner). Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012, ISBN 978-3-642-22014-2.[22]
  • Mathematics++: Selected Topics Beyond the Basic Courses (with Ida Kantor and Robert Šámal). American Mathematical Society, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4704-2261-5.

See also

References

  1. ^ Matoušek, Jiří (1986). Vlastnosti R-stromů (M.Sc. thesis) (in Czech). Charles University in Prague.
  2. ^ a b Jan Kratochvíl; Martin Loebl; Jarik Nešetřil; Pavel Valtr. "Prof. Jiří Matoušek". Retrieved 2015-03-18. In the name of Jiří Matoušek's colleagues and friends from Charles University, obituary
  3. ^ EMS Prize Winners.
  4. ^ 2000 Awards 2009-01-03 at the Wayback Machine, Learned Society of the Czech Republic.
  5. ^ Matoušek, Jiří (1998). "Mathematical snapshots from the computational geometry landscape". Doc. Math. (Bielefeld) Extra Vol. ICM Berlin, 1998, vol. III. pp. 365–375.
  6. ^ Member profile, Learned Society of the Czech Republic, retrieved 2015-03-10.
  7. ^ "SIAM: Best Paper Awards". Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  8. ^ Gowers, Timothy (2006). Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction [Matematika: Průvodce pro každého] (in Czech). Translated by Jiří Matoušek. Dokořán. ISBN 80-7363-083-4.
  9. ^ "The Cost Of Knowledge". Retrieved 18 March 2015. I've been practicing this for many years, with some exceptions (journals with few good alternatives, requests for reports from people I didn't want to disappoint). I hope this initiative will not die out.
  10. ^ . Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University. 12 March 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  11. ^ Největší posluchárna Matfyzu nese jméno prof. Jiřího Matouška, mff.cuni.cz
  12. ^ Review of Geometric Discrepancy by Allen D. Rogers, MR1697825
  13. ^ Review of Lectures on Discrete Geometry by E. Hertel, MR1899299
  14. ^ Blaga, Paul A. (March 2003), "Matoušek, Jiří, Lectures on Discrete Geometry" (PDF), Book Reviews, Studia Univ. Babeș-Bolyai, Mathematica, 48 (1): 119–120.
  15. ^ Bárány, I. (September 2003), "Lectures on Discrete Geometry", Book Reviews, Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society, 35 (5): 719–720, doi:10.1112/S0024609303269332.
  16. ^ Review of Using the Borsuk-Ulam theorem by Zdzisław Dzedzej, MR1988723
  17. ^ Bárány, Imre (March 2004), "Using the Borsuk-Ulam Theorem: Lectures on Topological Methods in Combinatorics and Geometry", Book Review, Combinatorics, Probability and Computing, 13 (2): 281–282, doi:10.1017/S096354830400608X, S2CID 34380467.
  18. ^ Holder, Allen, "Reviewed Works: Understanding and Using Linear Programming by Jiří Matoušek, Bernd Gärtner; Introduction to Optimization by Pablo Pedregal", Review, American Mathematical Monthly, 116 (5): 471–476, doi:10.4169/193009709X470380, JSTOR 40391139.
  19. ^ Review of Thirty-three miniatures by Torsten Sander, MR2656313
  20. ^ Díaz Sánchez, Raquel (2011), Thirty-three miniatures : mathematical and algorithmic applications of linear algebra [book review], European Mathematical Society.
  21. ^ Kolpakov, Alexander, "Thirty-three Miniatures: Mathematical and Algorithmic Applications of Linear Algebra, by Jiri Matousek" (PDF), Elemente der Mathematik.
  22. ^ Review of Approximation Algorithms and Semidefinite Programming by Jane Juan-Juan Ye, MR3015090

External links

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For other people named Jiri Matousek see Jiri Matousek disambiguation Jiri Jirka Matousek 10 March 1963 9 March 2015 was a Czech mathematician working in computational geometry and algebraic topology He was a professor at Charles University in Prague and the author of several textbooks and research monographs Jiri MatousekJiri Matousek at the Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach 2005Born 1963 03 10 10 March 1963Prague CzechoslovakiaDied9 March 2015 2015 03 09 aged 51 Alma materCharles UniversityScientific careerFieldsMathematicsInstitutionsCharles University ETH Zurich Contents 1 Biography 2 Books 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditMatousek was born in Prague In 1986 he received his Master s degree at Charles University under Miroslav Katetov 1 From 1986 until his death he was employed at the Department of Applied Mathematics of Charles University holding a professor position since 2000 He was also a visiting and later full professor at ETH Zurich 2 In 1996 he won the European Mathematical Society prize 3 and in 2000 he won the Scientist award of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic 4 In 1998 he was an Invited Speaker of the International Congress of Mathematicians in Berlin 5 He became a fellow of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic in 2005 6 Matousek s paper on computational aspects of algebraic topology won the Best Paper award at the 2012 ACM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms 7 Aside from his own academic writing he has translated the popularization book Mathematics A Very Short Introduction by Timothy Gowers into Czech 8 He was a supporter and signatory of the Cost of Knowledge protest 9 Matousek died in 2015 aged 51 2 10 In 2021 a lecture hall at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Charles University was named after him 11 Books Edit Scholia has a profile for Jiri Matousek Q472657 Invitation to Discrete Mathematics with Jaroslav Nesetril Oxford University Press 1998 ISBN 978 0 19 850207 4 Translated into French by Delphine Hachez as Introduction aux Mathematiques Discretes Springer Verlag 2004 ISBN 978 2 287 20010 6 Geometric Discrepancy An Illustrated Guide Springer Verlag Algorithms and Combinatorics 18 1999 ISBN 978 3 540 65528 2 12 Lectures on Discrete Geometry Springer Verlag Graduate Texts in Mathematics 2002 ISBN 978 0 387 95373 1 13 14 15 Using the Borsuk Ulam Theorem Lectures on Topological Methods in Combinatorics and Geometry Springer Verlag 2003 ISBN 978 3 540 00362 5 16 17 Topics in Discrete Mathematics Dedicated to Jarik Nesetril on the Occasion of His 60th Birthday with Martin Klazar Jan Kratochvil Martin Loebl Robin Thomas and Pavel Valtr Springer Verlag Algorithms and Combinatorics 26 2006 ISBN 978 3 540 33698 3 Understanding and Using Linear Programming with B Gartner Springer Verlag Universitext 2007 ISBN 978 3 540 30697 9 18 Thirty three miniatures Mathematical and algorithmic applications of linear algebra American Mathematical Society 2010 ISBN 978 0 8218 4977 4 19 20 21 Approximation Algorithms and Semidefinite Programming with B Gartner Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2012 ISBN 978 3 642 22014 2 22 Mathematics Selected Topics Beyond the Basic Courses with Ida Kantor and Robert Samal American Mathematical Society 2015 ISBN 978 1 4704 2261 5 See also EditHam sandwich theorem Discrepancy theory Kneser graphReferences Edit Matousek Jiri 1986 Vlastnosti R stromu M Sc thesis in Czech Charles University in Prague a b Jan Kratochvil Martin Loebl Jarik Nesetril Pavel Valtr Prof Jiri Matousek Retrieved 2015 03 18 In the name of Jiri Matousek s colleagues and friends from Charles University obituary EMS Prize Winners 2000 Awards Archived 2009 01 03 at the Wayback Machine Learned Society of the Czech Republic Matousek Jiri 1998 Mathematical snapshots from the computational geometry landscape Doc Math Bielefeld Extra Vol ICM Berlin 1998 vol III pp 365 375 Member profile Learned Society of the Czech Republic retrieved 2015 03 10 SIAM Best Paper Awards Retrieved 18 March 2015 Gowers Timothy 2006 Mathematics A Very Short Introduction Matematika Pruvodce pro kazdeho in Czech Translated by Jiri Matousek Dokoran ISBN 80 7363 083 4 The Cost Of Knowledge Retrieved 18 March 2015 I ve been practicing this for many years with some exceptions journals with few good alternatives requests for reports from people I didn t want to disappoint I hope this initiative will not die out Obituary of Jiri Matousek Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Charles University 12 March 2015 Archived from the original on 12 October 2016 Retrieved 18 March 2015 Nejvetsi poslucharna Matfyzu nese jmeno prof Jiriho Matouska mff cuni cz Review of Geometric Discrepancy by Allen D Rogers MR1697825 Review of Lectures on Discrete Geometry by E Hertel MR1899299 Blaga Paul A March 2003 Matousek Jiri Lectures on Discrete Geometry PDF Book Reviews Studia Univ Babeș Bolyai Mathematica 48 1 119 120 Barany I September 2003 Lectures on Discrete Geometry Book Reviews Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society 35 5 719 720 doi 10 1112 S0024609303269332 Review of Using the Borsuk Ulam theorem by Zdzislaw Dzedzej MR1988723 Barany Imre March 2004 Using the Borsuk Ulam Theorem Lectures on Topological Methods in Combinatorics and Geometry Book Review Combinatorics Probability and Computing 13 2 281 282 doi 10 1017 S096354830400608X S2CID 34380467 Holder Allen Reviewed Works Understanding and Using Linear Programming by Jiri Matousek Bernd Gartner Introduction to Optimization by Pablo Pedregal Review American Mathematical Monthly 116 5 471 476 doi 10 4169 193009709X470380 JSTOR 40391139 Review of Thirty three miniatures by Torsten Sander MR2656313 Diaz Sanchez Raquel 2011 Thirty three miniatures mathematical and algorithmic applications of linear algebra book review European Mathematical Society Kolpakov Alexander Thirty three Miniatures Mathematical and Algorithmic Applications of Linear Algebra by Jiri Matousek PDF Elemente der Mathematik Review of Approximation Algorithms and Semidefinite Programming by Jane Juan Juan Ye MR3015090External links EditJiri Matousek home page Jiri Matousek publications indexed by Microsoft Academic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jiri Matousek mathematician amp oldid 1133272491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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