Abel Prize 2025:
The prestigious Abel Prize for mathematics was recently awarded to Japanese mathematician Masaki Kashiwara, a specialist in algebraic analysis, representation theory, and sheaf theory.
Abel Prize 2025:
- It was awarded to Japanese mathematician Masaki Kashiwara for his fundamental contributions to algebraic analysis and representation theory, in particular the development of the theory of D-modules and the discovery of crystal bases.
- His work has not only helped solve some hard problems that have been around for a long time but also opened new avenues for research by connecting areas that were not known to be connected before.
- For instance, Kashiwara discovered crystal bases, which allowed mathematicians to replace complex calculations with much simpler graphs of vertices connected by lines.
Abel Prize :
- It recognises pioneering scientific achievements in mathematics.
- It is named after Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel (1802-29), who in his short life made pioneering contributions to multiple fields.
- The prize was established by the Norwegian Parliament in 2002, on Abel’s 200th anniversary.
- The Abel Prize is awarded and administered by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters on behalf of the Norwegian government.
- The recipients are chosen by an expert committee appointed by the Academy under the advice of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) and the European Mathematical Society (EMS).
- First awarded in 2003, the Abel Prize is often considered to be an equivalent of the Nobel Prize, which does not have a category for mathematics. It has been modelled as such.
- The prize includes a monetary award of 7.5 million kroner (roughly USD720,000) and a glass plaque designed by Norwegian artist Henrik Haugan.
