Mikio Sato
Japanese mathematician (1928–2023)
Mikio Sato (佐藤 幹夫, Satō Mikio, April 18, 1928 – 9 January 2023) was a Japanese mathematician. He worked at Kyoto University. He won a Wolf Prize in 2003. He is known for his equations Bernstein–Sato polynomials, Sato–Tate conjecture, Algebraic analysis and the holonomic quantum field. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1993.
Mikio Sato | |
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Born | |
Died | January 9, 2023 | (aged 94)
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo (BSc, 1952) (PhD, 1963) |
Known for | Bernstein–Sato polynomials Sato–Tate conjecture Algebraic analysis holonomic quantum field |
Awards | Rolf Schock Prize in Mathematics (1997) Wolf Prize (2003) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Kyoto University |
Doctoral advisor | Shokichi Iyanaga |
Doctoral students | Masaki Kashiwara Takahiro Kawai |
Other websites
change- Schock Prize citation
- 1990 Interview in the AMS Notices
- Mikio Sato, a Visionary of Mathematics by Pierre Schapira