Artur Oscar Lopes | |
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| Born | (1950-10-17)October 17, 1950 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Education | Ph.D. in Mathematics from IMPA (1977) |
| Occupations | Writer, Mathematician |
| Employer(s) | UFRGS, Porto Alegre |
| Known for | Work on dynamical systems and ergodic theory |
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| Awards | Brazil's National Order of Scientific Merit in mathematics |
Artur Oscar Lopes (born 17 October 1950 in the city ofRio de Janeiro) is aBrazilianwriter[1] andmathematician working ondynamical systems andergodic theory.[2] He is a professor atUFRGS,Porto Alegre.[3]
He earned his Ph.D. from theIMPA in 1977 under the supervision ofJacob Palis.[4]
He is a recipient ofBrazil's National Order of Scientific Merit in mathematics.[5] Since 2007 he has been a member of theBrazilian Academy of Sciences.[2]
He is the author of the textbooksTópicos de Mecânica Clássica,Cálculo Tensorial,Teoria dos Corpos, andEquações Diferenciais Ordinárias.
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