R. L. Griess
Encyclopedia
Robert Louis Griess, Jr. (b. 1945, Savannah, Georgia
) is a mathematician
working on finite simple groups and vertex algebras. He constructed the monster group
using the Griess algebra
. He received the AMS Leroy P. Steele Prize for a Seminal Contribution to Research in 2010.
Currently, Griess is a professor of mathematics at University of Michigan
.
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
) is a mathematician
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
working on finite simple groups and vertex algebras. He constructed the monster group
Monster group
In the mathematical field of group theory, the Monster group M or F1 is a group of finite order:...
using the Griess algebra
Griess algebra
In mathematics, the Griess algebra is a commutative non-associative algebra on a real vector space of dimension 196884 that has the Monster group M as its automorphism group. It is named after mathematician R. L. Griess, who constructed it in 1980 and subsequently used it in 1982 to construct M...
. He received the AMS Leroy P. Steele Prize for a Seminal Contribution to Research in 2010.
Currently, Griess is a professor of mathematics at University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
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External links
- Homepage at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Michigan