Felix Otto

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Felix_Otto
GPTKB entity
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Bonn
gptkbp:award gptkb:Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz_Prize
gptkbp:awardYear 2006
gptkbp:birthDate 1966-07-22
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Munich
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Klaus_Kirchgässner
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
applied mathematics
calculus of variations
mathematical physics
partial differential equations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Felix Otto
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Academia_Europaea
gptkb:German_Academy_of_Sciences_Leopoldina
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
gptkbp:notableContributor contributions to optimal transport theory
Wasserstein gradient flows
work on porous medium equation
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Joscha_Diehl
gptkbp:position director at Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Max_Planck_Institute_for_Mathematics_in_the_Sciences
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Max_Planck_Institute_for_Mathematics_in_the_Sciences
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3