Ernst Witt (26 June 1911 – 3 July 1991) was a German mathematician, one of the leading algebraists of his time. Witt was born on the island of Alsen, then...
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In mathematics, the Bourbaki–Witt theorem in order theory, named after Nicolas Bourbaki and Ernst Witt, is a basic fixed-point theorem for partially ordered...
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In mathematics, the complex Witt algebra, named after Ernst Witt, is the Lie algebra of meromorphic vector fields defined on the Riemann sphere that are...
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theorem of order theory. In mathematics, Witt's theorem, named after Ernst Witt, is a basic result in the algebraic theory of quadratic forms: any isometry...
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Lie algebra. It is named after Henri Poincaré, Garrett Birkhoff, and Ernst Witt. The terms PBW type theorem and PBW theorem may also refer to various...
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after Ernst Witt, a German mathematician. Bourbaki–Witt theorem Hall–Witt identity Hasse–Witt matrix Hasse–Witt invariant Poincaré–Birkhoff–Witt theorem...
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mathematics, a Witt vector is an infinite sequence of elements of a commutative ring. Ernst Witt showed how to put a ring structure on the set of Witt vectors...
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In mathematics, a Witt group of a field, named after Ernst Witt, is an abelian group whose elements are represented by symmetric bilinear forms over the...
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Hasse invariant of a quadratic form (redirect from Hasse–Witt invariant)
Hasse–Witt invariant) of a quadratic form Q over a field K takes values in the Brauer group Br(K). The name "Hasse–Witt" comes from Helmut Hasse and Ernst Witt...
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Pedoe (1910–1998) Shiing-Shen Chern (1911–2004) – differential geometry Ernst Witt (1911–1991) Rafael Artzy (1912–2006) Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov...
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