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Georges de Rham
Georges de Rham at the University of Geneva
Born(1903-09-10)10 September 1903
Roche, Vaud, Switzerland
Died9 October 1990(1990-10-09) (aged 87)
Lausanne, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Alma materUniversity of Paris
University of Lausanne
Known forde Rham's theorem
de Rham cohomology
de Rham curve
de Rham invariant
Current
Holonomy
AwardsMarcel Benoist Prize (1965)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Lausanne
University of Geneva
Doctoral advisorHenri Lebesgue

Georges de Rham (French: [dəʁam]; 10 September 1903 – 9 October 1990) was a Swiss mathematician, known for his contributions to differential topology.

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Georges de Rham

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Georges de Rham (French: [dəʁam]; 10 September 1903 – 9 October 1990) was a Swiss mathematician, known for his contributions to differential topology...

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De Rham cohomology

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In mathematics, de Rham cohomology (named after Georges de Rham) is a tool belonging both to algebraic topology and to differential topology, capable...

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De Rham curve

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the Koch curve are all examples of de Rham curves. The general form of the curve was first described by Georges de Rham in 1957. Consider some complete metric...

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De Rham

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diplomat Jeanne de Rham (1892–1965), American politician and philanthropist Georges de Rham (1903–1990), Swiss mathematician William de Rham (b. 1922), Swiss...

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Holonomy

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study Riemannian geometry in a more general setting. In 1952 Georges de Rham proved the de Rham decomposition theorem, a principle for splitting a Riemannian...

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Hodge theory

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1930s to study algebraic geometry, and it built on the work of Georges de Rham on de Rham cohomology. It has major applications in two settings: Riemannian...

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De Rham invariant

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L_{4k+2}.} It is named for Swiss mathematician Georges de Rham, and used in surgery theory. The de Rham invariant of a (4k+1)-dimensional manifold can...

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Analytic torsion

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and generalized to higher dimensions by Wolfgang Franz (1935) and Georges de Rham (1936). Analytic torsion (or Ray–Singer torsion) is an invariant of...

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Lie algebra cohomology

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groups and homogeneous spaces by relating cohomological methods of Georges de Rham to properties of the Lie algebra. It was later extended by Claude Chevalley...

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Charles de Rham

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Charles de Rham (October 22, 1822 – February 23, 1909) was an American merchant and clubman who was prominent in New York society. Charles was born in...

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Geometric group theory

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theory is a part of culture, and reminds me of several things that Georges de Rham practiced on many occasions, such as teaching mathematics, reciting...

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Iterated function system

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Cantor set, first described in 1884; and de Rham curves, a type of self-similar curve described by Georges de Rham in 1957. IFSs were conceived in their...

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University of Geneva

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d'informatique, Bibliothèque Georges de Rham (Mathematics), Bibliothèque de l'Institut des Sciences de l'environnement (ISE), Bibliothèque de l'Observatoire (Astronomy)...

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Differential geometry

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study of complex manifolds, Sir William Vallance Douglas Hodge and Georges de Rham who expanded understanding of differential forms, Charles Ehresmann...

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Lebesgue integration

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integration (sometimes called geometric integration theory), pioneered by Georges de Rham and Hassler Whitney. With the advent of Fourier series, many analytical...

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Algebraic topology

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different types of cohomology was Georges de Rham. One can use the differential structure of smooth manifolds via de Rham cohomology, or Čech or sheaf cohomology...

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Timeline of geometry

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Kuratowski shows that the three-cottage problem has no solution, 1931 – Georges de Rham develops theorems in cohomology and characteristic classes, 1933 –...

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Swiss Mathematical Society

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1940–41 Louis Kollros (ETH Zurich) 1942–43 Paul Buchner (Basel) 1944–45 Georges de Rham 1946–47 Max Gut (Universität Zurich) 1948–49 Charles Blanc (University...

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Cohomology

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neighborhoods of the diagonal in Xi+1. In 1931, Georges de Rham related homology and differential forms, proving de Rham's theorem. This result can be stated more...

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Henri Lebesgue

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instructors arranged for community support to continue his education at the Collège de Beauvais and then at Lycée Saint-Louis and Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris....

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Timeline of mathematics

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system for mathematics is either incomplete or inconsistent. 1931 – Georges de Rham develops theorems in cohomology and characteristic classes. 1933 –...

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Peter Hilton

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was selected in October 1992, to deliver the invited lecture at the ‘Georges de Rham’ day at the University of Lausanne. An International Conference was...

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Discrete calculus

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more L. E. J. Brouwer: simplicial approximation theorem Élie Cartan, Georges de Rham: the notion of differential form, the exterior derivative as a coordinate-independent...

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University of Lausanne

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