Albrecht Böttcher facts for kids

Albrecht Böttcher (born on December 29, 1954) is a German mathematician. He is known for his work in a field called functional analysis. This part of mathematics studies functions and spaces in a special way, helping us understand complex problems in areas like physics and engineering.

About Albrecht Böttcher

Early Life and Education

Albrecht Böttcher was born in Oberwiesenthal, a town in Saxony, which was then part of East Germany (GDR). From 1971 to 1973, he was part of a special class for talented math students at the Chemnitz University of Technology. In 1973, he showed his amazing math skills by winning a silver medal at the 15th International Math Olympiad, which was held in Moscow.

He continued his studies in mathematics from 1975 to 1979 in Chemnitz. After that, in 1980, he traveled to Rostov on Don to continue his education. He earned his PhD there in 1984. A PhD is a very high university degree, showing that someone has done original research in their field. His special research paper, called a dissertation, was about "The finite section method for the Wiener-Hopf integral operator."

Career as a Mathematician

After finishing his PhD, Albrecht Böttcher worked as a scientist's assistant at the Chemnitz University of Technology. In 1992, he became a professor at the same university. His area of teaching was "Harmonic Analysis and Operator theory," which are advanced topics in mathematics. He continued to teach and research there until 2020, when he became a professor emeritus. This means he retired from full-time teaching but still holds the title of professor.

As of 2012, Professor Böttcher had written nine books and about 180 research papers. This shows how much he has contributed to the field of mathematics.

See also

• Pseudospectrum