Gisbert Wüstholz
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Gisbert Wüstholz is a German
mathematician
who obtained his Ph.D.
from the Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg in 1977, under the supervision of Theodor Schneider
. His contributions are mainly in the area of transcendental number theory
and diophantine approximation
. He essentially contributed to the Analytic Subgroup Theorem which counts as one of the most striking results in transcendental number theory (a general version of the theorem had been published first by Michel Waldschmidt in 1988, bevore Wüstholz gave a proof in 1989). He currently is Professor of Mathematics at the ETH Zurich
.
Germans
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mathematician
Mathematician
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who obtained his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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from the Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg in 1977, under the supervision of Theodor Schneider
Theodor Schneider
Theodor Schneider was a German mathematician, best known for providing proof of what is now known as the Gelfond–Schneider theorem in 1935....
. His contributions are mainly in the area of transcendental number theory
Transcendence theory
Transcendence theory is a branch of number theory that investigates transcendental numbers, in both qualitative and quantitative ways.-Transcendence:...
and diophantine approximation
Diophantine approximation
In number theory, the field of Diophantine approximation, named after Diophantus of Alexandria, deals with the approximation of real numbers by rational numbers....
. He essentially contributed to the Analytic Subgroup Theorem which counts as one of the most striking results in transcendental number theory (a general version of the theorem had been published first by Michel Waldschmidt in 1988, bevore Wüstholz gave a proof in 1989). He currently is Professor of Mathematics at the ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich or ETH Zürich is an engineering, science, technology, mathematics and management university in the City of Zurich, Switzerland....
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