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{{short description|Russian-born American mathematician (born 1961)}}
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'''Zinovy Reichstein''' is a Russian-born American [[mathematician]]. He is a professor at the [[University of British Columbia]] in [[Vancouver]].
'''Zinovy Reichstein''' (born 1961) is a Russian-born American [[mathematician]]. He is a professor at the [[University of British Columbia]] in [[Vancouver]].
He studies mainly [[algebra]], [[algebraic geometry]] and [[algebraic groups]]. He introduced (with J. Buhler) the concept of [[essential dimension]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.springerlink.com/content/p63l10784086n577/|title=On the Essential Dimension of a Finite Group|publisher=''[[Compositio Mathematica]]'', 106|author=J. Buhler, Z. Reichstein|date=1997|pages=159-179}}</ref>
He studies mainly [[algebra]], [[algebraic geometry]] and [[algebraic groups]]. He introduced (with [[Joe P. Buhler]]) the concept of [[essential dimension]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=On the Essential Dimension of a Finite Group|journal=[[Compositio Mathematica]]|author=J. Buhler, Z. Reichstein|year=1997|pages=159–179|doi=10.1023/A:1000144403695|volume=106|issue=2|doi-access=free}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
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Reichstein received his [[PhD degree]] in 1988 from [[Harvard university]] under the supervision of [[Michael Artin]]. Parts of his thesis entitled “The Behavior of Stability under Equivariant Maps” was published in the journal [[Inventiones Mathematicae]]<ref name='invent'>{{Citation|url=http://www.springerlink.com/content/k75137145kx200q0/|title=Stability and Equivariant maps, Invent. Math., Vol. 96, issue 2, 394-383 (1989)}}</ref>.
In high school, Reichstein participated in the national mathematics olympiad in Russia and was the third highest scorer in 1977 and second highest scorer in 1978.


Because of the [[Antisemitism in the Soviet Union]] at the time, Reichstein was not accepted to Moscow University, even though he had passed the special math entrance exams. He attended a semester of college at [[Moscow State University of Railway Engineering|Russian University of Transport]] instead.
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As of 2011, he is on the editorial board of the mathematics journal [[Transformation groups (journal)|''Transformation groups'']].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.springer.com/birkhauser/mathematics/journal/31?detailsPage=editorialBoard|title=Transformation groups (editorial board)|publisher=Springer}}</ref>

His family then decided to emigrate, arriving in Vienna, Austria, in August 1979 and New York, United States in the fall of 1980. Reichstein worked as a delivery boy for a short period of time in New York. He was then accepted to and attended [[California Institute of Technology]] for his undergraduate studies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/559/2/Student.pdf|title=To Do Mathematics: The Odyssey of a Soviet Emigre|last=Dietrich|first=JS|website=calteches.library.caltech.edu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806060710/http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/559/2/Student.pdf|archive-date=2010-08-06}}</ref>

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Reichstein received his [[PhD degree]] in 1988 from [[Harvard University]] under the supervision of [[Michael Artin]]. Parts of his thesis entitled "The Behavior of Stability under Equivariant Maps" were published in the journal ''[[Inventiones Mathematicae]]''.<ref name="invent">{{Citation|title= Stability and equivariant maps| doi=10.1007/BF01393967 | volume=96|issue= 2|journal=Inventiones Mathematicae|pages=349–383|year= 1989|last1= Reichstein|first1= Zinovy|bibcode= 1989InMat..96..349R| s2cid=120929091 }}</ref>

==Career==
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As of 2011, he is on the editorial board of the mathematics journal [[Transformation groups (journal)|''Transformation groups'']].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.springer.com/birkhauser/mathematics/journal/31?detailsPage=editorialBoard|title=Transformation groups (editorial board)|publisher=Springer}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==


*Invited Speaker to the [[International Congress of Mathematicians]] ([[Hyderabad, India]] 2010)<ref name="icm">{{Citation|url=http://www.mathunion.org/db/ICM/Speakers/SortedByLastname.php|title=Speakers of the International Congress of Mathematicians|date=|accessdate=2011-05-24}}</ref>
*Winner of the 2013 [[Jeffery-Williams Prize]] awarded by the [[Canadian Mathematical Society]]<ref name="cms">{{Citation|url=http://cms.math.ca/MediaReleases/2013/jw-prize|title=UBC PROFESSOR GARNERS PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL AWARD}}</ref>
*Fellow of the [[American Mathematical Society]], 2012<ref>[http://www.ams.org/profession/fellows-list List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society], retrieved 2013-06-09.</ref>
*Invited Speaker to the [[International Congress of Mathematicians]] ([[Hyderabad, India]] 2010)<ref name="icm">{{Citation|url=http://www.mathunion.org/db/ICM/Speakers/SortedByLastname.php|title=Speakers of the International Congress of Mathematicians|access-date=2011-05-24}}</ref>


== Notes ==
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.math.ubc.ca/~reichst/ Zinovy Reichstein - personal webpage at UBC]
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Latest revision as of 09:24, 19 March 2023

Zinovy Reichstein
Born1961
Alma materHarvard University
Known forEssential dimension
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of British Columbia
Doctoral advisorMichael Artin

Zinovy Reichstein (born 1961) is a Russian-born American mathematician. He is a professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He studies mainly algebra, algebraic geometry and algebraic groups. He introduced (with Joe P. Buhler) the concept of essential dimension.[1]

Early life and education

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In high school, Reichstein participated in the national mathematics olympiad in Russia and was the third highest scorer in 1977 and second highest scorer in 1978.

Because of the Antisemitism in the Soviet Union at the time, Reichstein was not accepted to Moscow University, even though he had passed the special math entrance exams. He attended a semester of college at Russian University of Transport instead.

His family then decided to emigrate, arriving in Vienna, Austria, in August 1979 and New York, United States in the fall of 1980. Reichstein worked as a delivery boy for a short period of time in New York. He was then accepted to and attended California Institute of Technology for his undergraduate studies.[2]

Reichstein received his PhD degree in 1988 from Harvard University under the supervision of Michael Artin. Parts of his thesis entitled "The Behavior of Stability under Equivariant Maps" were published in the journal Inventiones Mathematicae.[3]

Career

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As of 2011, he is on the editorial board of the mathematics journal Transformation groups.[4]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ J. Buhler, Z. Reichstein (1997). "On the Essential Dimension of a Finite Group". Compositio Mathematica. 106 (2): 159–179. doi:10.1023/A:1000144403695.
  2. ^ Dietrich, JS. "To Do Mathematics: The Odyssey of a Soviet Emigre" (PDF). calteches.library.caltech.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-06.
  3. ^ Reichstein, Zinovy (1989), "Stability and equivariant maps", Inventiones Mathematicae, 96 (2): 349–383, Bibcode:1989InMat..96..349R, doi:10.1007/BF01393967, S2CID 120929091
  4. ^ "Transformation groups (editorial board)". Springer.
  5. ^ UBC PROFESSOR GARNERS PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL AWARD
  6. ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-06-09.
  7. ^ Speakers of the International Congress of Mathematicians, retrieved 2011-05-24
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