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Atle Selberg

Mathematics

Atle Selberg (1917 to 2007) was a Norwegian mathematician known for his work in analytic number theory and the theory of automorphic forms, and in particular for bringing the two together through spectral theory. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1950 and an honorary Abel Prize in 2002.

Facts
Birth Year
1917 1
Death Date
2007-08-06 1
Death Year
2007 1
Death Place
Princeton, United States 1
Nationality
Norway 1
Nationality
United States 1
Notable Work
An Elementary Proof of Dirichlet's Theorem About Primes in an Arithmetic Progression 1
Notable Work
An Elementary Proof of the Prime-Number Theorem 1
Notable Work
Chowla-Selberg formula 1
Notable Work
Maass-Selberg relations 1
Notable Work
Rankin-Selberg method 1
Notable Work
Selberg class 1
Notable Work
Selberg integral 1
Notable Work
Selberg sieve 1
Notable Work
Selberg trace formula 1
Notable Work
Selberg zeta function 1
Notable Work
Selberg's lemma 1
Notable Work
Selberg's zeta function conjecture 1
Birthplace
Langesund Municipality, Norway 1
Birthplace
Langesund, Norway 1
Field
Field (category)
Mathematics 1
Sources
1. Atle Selberg (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +2007-08-06T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +2007-08-06T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Norway
    Q20
  • P20 (place of death): Princeton, United States
    Q138518
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P19 (place of birth): Langesund, Norway
    Q1805211
  • P19 (place of birth): Langesund Municipality, Norway
    Q63167073
  • P800 (notable work): An Elementary Proof of the Prime-Number Theorem
    Q55886963
  • P800 (notable work): An Elementary Proof of Dirichlet's Theorem About Primes in an Arithmetic Progression
    Q55886966
  • P800 (notable work): Selberg trace formula
    Q3077649
  • P800 (notable work): Rankin-Selberg method
    Q7293308
  • P800 (notable work): Selberg zeta function
    Q3075282
  • P800 (notable work): Chowla-Selberg formula
    Q3077611
  • P800 (notable work): Selberg integral
    Q7447525
  • P800 (notable work): Selberg class
    Q7447524
  • P800 (notable work): Selberg sieve
    Q15777141
  • P800 (notable work): Selberg's lemma
    Q15825591
  • P800 (notable work): Maass-Selberg relations
    Q6721248
  • P800 (notable work): Selberg's zeta function conjecture
    Q7447523
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