Mathematical Research
Many different branches of mathematics are being covered by the fields of interest of different researchers at the institute.
Harald Bohr - the brother of physicist Niels Bohr - is one famous alumni of the department; his research in harmonic analysis and almost periodic functions in the 1930s laid the foundation for a huge drive in analysis. Most notably in the 1980, the department has been a frontrunner in the research of the more abstract parts of analysis, such as operator algebra and C*-algebra. From that period, researchers related to the department include
- Bent Fuglede
- George Elliott
- Gert Kjærgaard Pedersen
- Ryszard Nest
- Richard V. Kadison
In continuation of this, the department today houses a center for non-commutative geometry.
Of other major research frontiers are homological algebra, and more recently - grounds have been laid for a boost in the research of algebraic topology.
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