Ernest Borisovich Vinberg
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Ernest Borisovich Vinberg is a Russian mathematician, who works on discrete subgroups of Lie groups and representation theory
. He introduced Vinberg's algorithm
. He is a recipient of the Humboldt Prize
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Representation theory
Representation theory is a branch of mathematics that studies abstract algebraic structures by representing their elements as linear transformations of vector spaces, and studiesmodules over these abstract algebraic structures...
. He introduced Vinberg's algorithm
Vinberg's algorithm
In mathematics, Vinberg's algorithm is an algorithm, introduced by Ernest Borisovich Vinberg, for finding a fundamental domain of a hyperbolic reflection group....
. He is a recipient of the Humboldt Prize
Humboldt Prize
The Humboldt Prize, also known as the Humboldt Research Award, is an award given by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to internationally renowned scientists and scholars, and is currently valued at € 60,000 with the possibility of further support during the prize winner's life. Up to one...
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