Amitai Regev (; born December 7, 1940) is an
Israeli mathematician, known for his work in
ring theory.
He is the Herman P. Taubman Professor of Mathematics at the
Weizmann Institute of Science
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. He received his doctorate from the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1972, under the direction of
Shimshon Amitsur.
Regev has made significant contributions to the theory of
polynomial identity rings (PI rings). In particular, he proved
Regev's theorem that the
tensor product of two PI rings is again a PI ring.
He developed so-called "Regev theory" that connects PI rings to representations of the symmetric group, and hence to Young tableaux. He has made seminal contributions to the asymptotic enumeration of Young tableaux and tableaux of hook shape, and together with William Beckner proved the
Macdonald-Selberg conjecture for the infinite
Lie algebras of type ''B'', ''C'', and ''D''.
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External links
Amitai Regev's homepage*
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1940 births
Living people
Jewish scientists
20th-century Israeli mathematicians
21st-century Israeli mathematicians