Georges Reeb
Georges Reeb | |
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| Born | 12 November 1920 Saverne, France |
| Died | 6 November 1993 (aged 72) Strasbourg, France |
| Alma mater | University of Strasbourg |
| Known for | Foliation Reeb foliation Reeb graph Reeb sphere theorem Reeb stability theorem Reeb vector field |
| Awards | Prize Petit-D'Ormoy (1971) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Strasbourg |
| Thesis | Propriétés topologiques des variétés feuilletées (1948) |
Doctoral advisor | Charles Ehresmann |
Doctoral students | Claude Godbillon Jean Martinet |
Georges Henri Reeb (12 November 1920 – 6 November 1993) was a French mathematician. He worked in differential topology, differential geometry, differential equations, topological dynamical systems theory and non-standard analysis.