Fred Van Oystaeyen
Encyclopedia
Fred Van Oystaeyen also Freddy van Oystaeyen, is a mathematician
and professor
of mathematics at the University of Antwerp
.
He has pioneered work on noncommutative geometry
, in particular noncommutative algebraic geometry
.
In 1972, Fred Van Oystaeyen obtained his Ph.D. from the Vrije Universiteit
of Amsterdam
. In 1975 he became professor at the University of Antwerp, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.
Van Oystaeyen has well over 200 scientific papers and several books. His most recent book, Virtual Topology and Functor
Geometry, provides an introduction to noncommutative topology
.
At the occasion of his 60th birthday, a conference in his honour was held in Almería
, September 17 to 22, 2007.
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of mathematics at the University of Antwerp
University of Antwerp
The University of Antwerp is one of the major Belgian universities located in the city of Antwerp. The name is sometimes abbreviated as UA.-History:...
.
He has pioneered work on noncommutative geometry
Noncommutative geometry
Noncommutative geometry is a branch of mathematics concerned with geometric approach to noncommutative algebras, and with construction of spaces which are locally presented by noncommutative algebras of functions...
, in particular noncommutative algebraic geometry
Noncommutative algebraic geometry
Noncommutative algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics, and more specifically a direction in noncommutative geometry that studies the geometric properties of formal duals of non-commutative algebraic objects such as rings as well as geometric objects derived from them...
.
In 1972, Fred Van Oystaeyen obtained his Ph.D. from the Vrije Universiteit
Vrije Universiteit
The Vrije Universiteit is a university in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch name is often abbreviated as VU and in English the university uses the name "VU University". The university is located on a compact urban campus in the southern part of Amsterdam in the Buitenveldert district...
of Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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. In 1975 he became professor at the University of Antwerp, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.
Van Oystaeyen has well over 200 scientific papers and several books. His most recent book, Virtual Topology and Functor
Functor
In category theory, a branch of mathematics, a functor is a special type of mapping between categories. Functors can be thought of as homomorphisms between categories, or morphisms when in the category of small categories....
Geometry, provides an introduction to noncommutative topology
Noncommutative topology
Noncommutative topology in mathematics is a term applied to the strictly C*-algebraic part of the noncommutative geometry program. The program has its origins in the Gel'fand duality between the topology of locally compact spaces and the algebraic structure of commutative C*-algebras.Several...
.
At the occasion of his 60th birthday, a conference in his honour was held in Almería
Almería
Almería is a city in Andalusia, Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the province of the same name.-Toponym:Tradition says that the name Almería stems from the Arabic المرية Al-Mariyya: "The Mirror", comparing it to "The Mirror of the Sea"...
, September 17 to 22, 2007.
Books
- Fred Van Oystaeyen: Virtual topology and functor geometry, Chapman & Hall, 2008, ISBN 9781420060560
- Constantin Nastasescu, Freddy van Oystaeyen: Methods of graded rings, Lecture Notes in Mathematics 1836, Springer, February 2004, ISBN 978-3-540-20746-7
- Freddy van Oystaeyen: Algebraic geometryAlgebraic geometryAlgebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics which combines techniques of abstract algebra, especially commutative algebra, with the language and the problems of geometry. It occupies a central place in modern mathematics and has multiple conceptual connections with such diverse fields as complex...
for associative algebraAssociative algebraIn mathematics, an associative algebra A is an associative ring that has a compatible structure of a vector space over a certain field K or, more generally, of a module over a commutative ring R...
s, M. Dekker, New York, 2000, ISBN 082470424X - F. van Oystaeyen, A. Verschoren: Relative invariants of ringRingRing may refer to:*Ring , a decorative ornament worn on fingers, toes, or around the arm or neck-Computing:* Ring , a layer of protection in computer systems...
s: the noncommutative theory, M. Dekker, New York, 1984, ISBN 0824772814 - F. van Oystaeyen, A. Verschoren: Relative invariants of rings: the commutative theory, M. Dekker, New York, 1983, ISBN 0824770439
- Freddy M.J. van Oystaeyen, Alain H.M.J. Verschoren: Non-commutative algebraic geometry: an introduction, Springer-Verlag, 1981, ISBN 0387111530
- F. van Oystaeyen, A. Verschoren: Reflectors and localization : application to sheaf theory, M. Dekker, New York, 1979, ISBN 0824768442
- F. van Oystaeyen: Prime spectra in non-commutative algebra, Springer-Verlag, 1975, ISBN 082470424X
External links
- Fred Van Oystaeyen, Universiteit Antwerpen - Academic bibliography - Research
- Fred van Oystaeyen at nLabNLabnLab is a wiki-lab of a novel kind, for collaborative work on mathematics, physics, and philosophy, including original research, with a focus on category theory. The nLab espouses the n-point of view : that category theory and higher category theory provide a useful unifying viewpoint for...
- Fred Van Oystaeyen, publication list at Scientific Commons
- Fred Van Oystaeyen: On the reality of noncommutatice space, neverendingbooks.org