Felix Browder
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Felix E. Browder is a United States
mathematician
.
Felix Browder received his doctorate
from Princeton University
in 1948. He is known for his research in nonlinear functional analysis
, including the theory of semigroup
s, monotone operators, and fixed point
s of Cesàro sum
s of non-expansive operators. He is a professor of mathematics at Rutgers University
.
Browder was the recipient of the 1999 National Medal of Science
. He also served as president of the American Mathematical Society
from 1999 to 2000.
Felix Browder is the brother of two other research mathematicians, William Browder
(an algebraic topologist
) and Andrew Browder (a specialist in function algebras). Their father, Earl Browder
, was the leader of the Communist Party USA
until his expulsion after World War II
.
United States
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mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
.
Felix Browder received his doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1948. He is known for his research in nonlinear functional analysis
Nonlinear functional analysis
Nonlinear functional analysis is a branch of Mathematical Analysis. It deals with nonlinear mappings and its subject matter includes:* generalizations of calculus to Banach spaces* implicit function theorems...
, including the theory of semigroup
Semigroup
In mathematics, a semigroup is an algebraic structure consisting of a set together with an associative binary operation. A semigroup generalizes a monoid in that there might not exist an identity element...
s, monotone operators, and fixed point
Fixed point
"Fixed point" has many meanings in science, most of them mathematical.* Fixed point * Fixed-point combinator* Fixed-point arithmetic, a manner of doing arithmetic on computers* Benchmark , fixed points used by geodesists...
s of Cesàro sum
Cesàro summation
In mathematical analysis, Cesàro summation is an alternative means of assigning a sum to an infinite series. If the series converges in the usual sense to a sum A, then the series is also Cesàro summable and has Cesàro sum A...
s of non-expansive operators. He is a professor of mathematics at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
.
Browder was the recipient of the 1999 National Medal of Science
National Medal of Science
The National Medal of Science is an honor bestowed by the President of the United States to individuals in science and engineering who have made important contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and...
. He also served as president of the American Mathematical Society
American Mathematical Society
The American Mathematical Society is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, which it does with various publications and conferences as well as annual monetary awards and prizes to mathematicians.The society is one of the...
from 1999 to 2000.
Felix Browder is the brother of two other research mathematicians, William Browder
William Browder (mathematician)
William Browder is an American mathematician, specializing in algebraic topology, differential topology and differential geometry...
(an algebraic topologist
Algebraic topology
Algebraic topology is a branch of mathematics which uses tools from abstract algebra to study topological spaces. The basic goal is to find algebraic invariants that classify topological spaces up to homeomorphism, though usually most classify up to homotopy equivalence.Although algebraic topology...
) and Andrew Browder (a specialist in function algebras). Their father, Earl Browder
Earl Browder
Earl Russell Browder was an American communist and General Secretary of the Communist Party USA from 1934 to 1945. He was expelled from the party in 1946.- Early years :...
, was the leader of the Communist Party USA
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....
until his expulsion after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.