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Clifford Taubes

b. 1954

American mathematician

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Born 1954. Clifford Taubes is an American mathematician, topologist and university teacher, known for Cyclohedron and Taubes's Gromov invariant.

Clifford Henry Taubes (born February 21, 1954) is the William Petschek Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University and works in gauge field theory, differential geometry, and low-dimensional topology. His brother is the journalist Gary Taubes.

Early career Taubes received his B.A. from Cornell University in 1975 and his Ph.D. in physics in 1980 from Harvard University under the direction of Arthur Jaffe, 2010 (plenary; selected, but did not speak)) Veblen Prize (AMS) (1991) Elie Cartan Prize (Académie des Sciences) (1993) Elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1995. Elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1996. Clay Research Award (2008) NAS Award in Mathematics (2008) from the National Academy of Sciences. Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2009) jointly with Simon Donaldson

Selected publications Books

1980: 1993: The L2 Moduli Spaces on Four Manifold With Cylindrical Ends (Monographs in Geometry and Topology) 1996: Metrics, Connections and Gluing Theorems (CBMS Regional Conference Series in Mathematics) 2000: 2008 : 2011: Differential Geometry: Bundles, Connections, Metrics and Curvature, (Oxford Graduate Texts in Mathematics #23)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Known for
Cyclohedron, Taubes's Gromov invariant
Education
Harvard University
Employers
Harvard University
Awards
Élie Cartan Prize; Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry; The Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences; Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics; Clay Research Award; NAS Award in Mathematics; Shaw Prize
Also known as
Clifford Henry Taubes, Clifford H. Taubes

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Clifford Taubes?

American mathematician

When was Clifford Taubes born?

Clifford Taubes was born on 21 February 1954 in Rochester.

What is Clifford Taubes's occupation?

Clifford Taubes is a mathematician, topologist and university teacher.

What is Clifford Taubes known for?

Clifford Taubes is known for Cyclohedron and Taubes's Gromov invariant.

What nationality is Clifford Taubes?

Clifford Taubes is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Clifford Taubes

· Wikidata: Q544991

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