Arno Kuijlaars
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Arnoldus Bernardus Jacobus Kuijlaars (born 1963) is a Dutch mathematician, specializing in
approximation theory In mathematics, approximation theory is concerned with how function (mathematics), functions can best be approximation, approximated with simpler functions, and with quantitative property, quantitatively characterization (mathematics), characteri ...
. Kuijlaars completed his undergraduate studies at the
Eindhoven University of Technology The Eindhoven University of Technology (), Abbreviation, abbr. TU/e, is a public university, public technical university in the Netherlands, situated in Eindhoven. In 2020–21, around 14,000 students were enrolled in its Bachelor of Science, BS ...
and received in 1991 his Ph.D. from
Utrecht University Utrecht University (UU; , formerly ''Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht'') is a public university, public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established , it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2023, it had an enrollment of ...
with thesis ''Approximation of Metric Spaces with Applications in Potential Theory''. Currently he is a professor at the
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven KU Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, Belgium. Founded in 1425, it is the oldest university in Belgium and the oldest university in the Low Countries. In addition to its main camp ...
. In 1998 Kuijlaars won the triennially awarded Popov prize. In 2010 he was an
invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians An invitation system is a method of encouraging people to join an organization, such as a Club (organization), club or a website. In regular society, it refers to any system whereby new members are chosen; they cannot simply apply. In relation to w ...
at Hyderabad. In 2011 he was elected a corresponding member of the
KNAW The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (, KNAW) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of science and literature in the Netherlands. The academy is housed in the Trippenhuis in Amsterdam. In addition to various advisory a ...
. In 2013 he was elected a fellow of the
American Mathematical Society The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, and serves the national and international community through its publications, meetings, ...
.


Selected publications

* * *with E. B. Saff: *with P. D. Dragner: *with S. B. Damelin: * *with Maurice Duits and Man Yue Mo:


See also

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Fekete problem In mathematics, the Fekete problem is, given a natural number ''N'' and a real ''s'' ≥ 0, to find the points ''x''1,...,''x'N'' on the 2-sphere for which the ''s''-energy, defined by : \sum_ \, x_i - x_j \, ^ for ''s'' >&nbs ...
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Riemann–Hilbert problem In mathematics, Riemann–Hilbert problems, named after Bernhard Riemann and David Hilbert, are a class of problems that arise in the study of differential equations in the complex plane. Several existence theorems for Riemann–Hilbert problems ...


References


External links


Arno Kuijlaars Publications with arxiv.org links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuijlaars, Arno 1963 births Living people 20th-century Dutch mathematicians Eindhoven University of Technology alumni Utrecht University alumni Academic staff of KU Leuven Fellows of the American Mathematical Society Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Approximation theorists