Yakov Sinai

Yakov Grigorevich Sinai (; born September 21, 1935) is a Russian American mathematician. He is best known for his work on dynamical systems. He has also worked on mathematical physics and probability theory. He won the Wolf Prize in 1996 and the Abel Prize in 2014 for his mathematical work.

Sinai was born in Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia). He was raised by Jewish parents.

He was elected a foreign member of the Academia Europaea in 2008.

References

Other websites

 Yakov Sinai  at the Abel Prize website



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