Roland Dobrushin
Roland Lvovich Dobrushin (Russian: Рола́нд Льво́вич Добру́шин) (July 20, 1929 – November 12, 1995) was a mathematician who made important contributions to probability theory,[1] mathematical physics,[2] and information theory.[3]
Roland L. Dobrushin | |
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Roland Dobrushin and Elena Sinai-Vul | |
Born | St Petersburg | July 20, 1929
Died | November 12, 1995 66) | (aged
Nationality | Russian |
Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Doctoral advisor | Andrey Kolmogorov |
Doctoral students | Michel Deza |
Life and work
Dobrushin received his Ph.D. at Moscow State University under the supervision of Andrey Kolmogorov.
In statistical mechanics, he introduced (simultaneously with Lanford and Ruelle) the DLR equations for the Gibbs measure. Together with Kotecký and Shlosman, he studied the formation of droplets in Ising-type models, providing mathematical justification of the Wulff construction.[4]
He was a foreign member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europæa and US National Academy of Sciences.
The Dobrushin prize was established in his honour.[5]
Notes
- Ibragimov 1997.
- Minlos 1997.
- Prelov 1997.
- Jaffe, Lebowitz & Sinai 1997.
- "The International Dobrushin Prize". Probl. Inf. Transm. 44 (4): 395–398. 2008. doi:10.1134/s0032946008040108. MR 2489468.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
References
- Ibragimov, I. A. (1997). "The work of R. L. Dobrushin on Markov processes". Russian Math. Surveys. 52 (2): 239–243. Bibcode:1997RuMaS..52..239I. doi:10.1070/rm1997v052n02abeh001767. MR 1480130.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Jaffe, A.; Lebowitz, J.; Sinai, Ya. (1997). "Roland L. Dobrushin". Comm. Math. Phys. 189 (2): 259–261. Bibcode:1997CMaPh.189..259J. doi:10.1007/s002200050199. MR 1480016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Minlos, R. A. (1997). "R. L. Dobrushin—one of the founders of modern mathematical physics". Russian Math. Surveys. 52 (2): 251–256. Bibcode:1997RuMaS..52..251M. doi:10.1070/rm1997v052n02abeh001772. MR 1480132.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Prelov, V. V. (1997). "Information theory in the scientific work of R. L. Dobrushin". Russian Math. Surveys. 52 (2): 245–249. Bibcode:1997RuMaS..52..245P. doi:10.1070/rm1997v052n02abeh001771. MR 1480131.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Roland Dobrushin at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- Memorial website.
- Biography (in Russian)
- Obituary from The Independent