Yakov Sinai

Summary

Yakov Sinai is a human^[1]. Born in Moscow^[2], he… he worked as a mathematician^[3], physicist^[4], and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Moscow^[2], Yakov Sinai…
• Yakov Sinai held citizenship in Russia^[7].
• Yakov Sinai held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Yakov Sinai held citizenship in Soviet Union^[9].
• Yakov Sinai worked as a mathematician^[3].
• Yakov Sinai's professions included physicist^[4].
• Yakov Sinai's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Yakov Sinai's field of work was mathematical physics^[10].
• Yakov Sinai's field of work was probability theory^[11].
• Yakov Sinai's field of work was statistical mechanics^[12].
• Yakov Sinai's field of work was mathematics^[13].
• Yakov Sinai's field of work was dynamical systems^[14].
• Yakov Sinai was employed by Princeton University^[15].
• Among Yakov Sinai's employers was Lomonosov Moscow State University^[16].
• Among Yakov Sinai's employers was Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics^[17].
• Yakov Sinai was educated at MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics^[18].
• Yakov Sinai was educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University^[19].
• Yakov Sinai's doctoral advisor was Andrey Kolmogorov^[20].
• Yakov Sinai received the Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit^[21].
• Yakov Sinai received the Abel Prize^[22].
• Yakov Sinai received the Henri Poincaré Prize^[23].
• Yakov Sinai received the Boltzmann Medal^[24].
• Yakov Sinai received the Marcel Grossmann Award^[25].
• Yakov Sinai received the Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics^[26].
• Yakov Sinai was a member of Royal Society^[27].

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Origins and Family

Yakov Sinai's place of birth was Moscow^[2].

Education

Educated at MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics^[18], a faculty^[28], in Soviet Union^[29], founded in 1933^[30] and Lomonosov Moscow State University^[19], a public university^[31], in Russia^[32], founded in 1755^[33], headquartered in Moscow^[34]. Yakov Sinai's doctoral advisor was Andrey Kolmogorov^[20]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[3], physicist^[4], and university teacher^[5]. Fields of work include mathematical physics^[10], a branch of mathematics^[36]; probability theory^[11], a branch of mathematics^[37]; statistical mechanics^[12], a branch of mechanics^[38]; mathematics^[13], an academic discipline^[39]; and dynamical systems^[14], a formula^[40]. Employers include Princeton University^[15], a private university^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1746^[43], headquartered in Princeton^[44]; Lomonosov Moscow State University^[16], a public university^[45], in Russia^[46], founded in 1755^[47], headquartered in Moscow^[48]; and Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics^[17], an Institute of the Russian Academy of Science^[49], in Russia^[50], founded in 1964^[51], headquartered in Chernogolovka^[52]. Doctoral students include Leonid Bunimovich^[53], Grigory Margulis^[54], Jonathan Mattingly^[55], Nikolai Chernov^[56], I. P. Kornfelʹd^[57], and Pavel Bleher^[58].

Recognition

Awards received include Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit^[21], a grade of an order^[59], in Brazil^[60]; Abel Prize^[22], a science award^[61], in Norway^[62], founded in 2003^[63], headquartered in Oslo^[64]; Henri Poincaré Prize^[23], a science award^[65], in France^[66], founded in 1997^[67]; Boltzmann Medal^[24], an award^[68]; Marcel Grossmann Award^[25], a science award^[69]; and Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics^[26], a science award^[70], in United States^[71], founded in 1959^[72].

Why It Matters

Yakov Sinai ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[73] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[74]

He is credited with the discovery of dynamical billiards^[75].

His notable doctoral advisees include Anatole Katok^[76], a mathematician^[77], 1944–2018^[78], of United States^[79], specialised in mathematics^[80]; Svetlana Jitomirskaya^[81], a mathematician^[82], b. 1966^[83], of Soviet Union^[84], awarded the Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics^[85], specialised in dynamical system^[86]; Grigory Margulis^[87], a mathematician^[88], b. 1946^[89], of Soviet Union^[90], awarded the Fields medal^[91], specialised in Lie group^[92]; Leonid Bunimovich^[93]; Corinna Ulcigrai^[94]; and Dmitry Dolgopyat^[95].

FAQs

Where was Yakov Sinai born?

Yakov Sinai was born in Moscow^[2].

What did Yakov Sinai do for work?

Yakov Sinai worked as mathematician^[3], physicist^[4], and university teacher^[5].

Where did Yakov Sinai go to school?

Yakov Sinai was educated at MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics^[18] and Lomonosov Moscow State University^[19].

What awards did Yakov Sinai receive?

Honors received include Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit^[21], Abel Prize^[22], Henri Poincaré Prize^[23], and Boltzmann Medal^[24].

What did Yakov Sinai discover?

Yakov Sinai is credited as discoverer of dynamical billiards^[75].