Yvette Kosmann-Schwarzbach facts for kids

Yvette Kosmann-Schwarzbach, born on April 30, 1941, is a brilliant French mathematician and a professor. She has made important contributions to the world of mathematics, especially in areas like geometry and physics.

Education and Career

Yvette Kosmann-Schwarzbach earned her doctoral degree in 1970 from the University of Paris. A doctoral degree is the highest university degree you can get, showing you are an expert in your field. Her research for this degree was about something called Dérivées de Lie des spineurs, which involves complex mathematical ideas.

After finishing her studies, she worked at the Lille University of Science and Technology. Later, in 1993, she joined the École polytechnique, which is a very famous and respected school in France. She has been teaching and researching there for many years.

Research and Contributions

Yvette Kosmann-Schwarzbach is known for her extensive research in mathematics. She has written more than fifty articles about different areas of math, including differential geometry, algebra, and mathematical physics. These fields help us understand shapes, patterns, and how the universe works using numbers and equations.

She has also written two books. One book is about Groups and Symmetries, which explores how different shapes and patterns can be moved or changed while still looking the same. Her other book is about The Noether Theorems, which are important rules in physics that explain how certain properties, like energy, stay the same even when things change.

One of her key contributions is something called the Kosmann lift in differential geometry. This is a special mathematical tool named after her because of her important work in this area. She has also helped edit several other books about complex mathematical systems.

Published Works

• Groups and Symmetries: From Finite Groups to Lie Groups. Translated by Stephanie Frank Singer. Springer 2010, ISBN: 978-0387788654.
• The Noether Theorems: Invariance and Conservation Laws in the Twentieth Century. Translated by Bertram Schwarzbach. Springer 2011, ISBN: 978-0387878676.

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