Simon Donaldson

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Mathematician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Imperial_College_London
gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Copley_Medal
Royal Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1957-08-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Complex geometry
Moduli spaces
Symplectic geometry
Donaldson invariants
Research on knot theory
Research on algebraic geometry
Research on mathematical logic
Mathematical physics applications
Research on geometric analysis
Non-abelian gauge theory
Research on singularities
Research on manifolds
Research on algebraic structures
Research on computational geometry
Research on algebraic topology
Research on homotopy theory
Applications of topology in physics
Intersection forms
Research on Riemann surfaces
Research on analytic methods in geometry
Research on applications of geometry in science
Research on characteristic classes
Research on complex manifolds
Research on deformation theory
Research on differential equations in geometry
Research on differential forms
Research on fiber bundles
Research on geometric structures
Research on numerical methods in geometry
Research on symplectic manifolds
Research on topological invariants
Donaldson-Thomas_theory
Gauge_theory_in_4-manifolds
Research_on_Morse_theory
gptkbp:field Mathematics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Simon Donaldson
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Michael_Atiyah
gptkb:William_Thurston
gptkb:John_Milnor
gptkbp:influences Differential geometry
Mathematical physics
Geometric topology
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Kähler_manifolds
gptkb:Yang-Mills_theory
Topology of 4-manifolds
Donaldson's_theorem
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Nicolas_Bourbaki
gptkbp:researchFocus Topology
4-manifolds
Gauge_theory
gptkbp:spouse Catherine_Donaldson
gptkbp:work gptkb:University_of_Oxford