The Fermat prize of
mathematical
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research
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biennially rewards research works in fields where the contributions of
Pierre de Fermat
Pierre de Fermat (; ; 17 August 1601 – 12 January 1665) was a French mathematician who is given credit for early developments that led to infinitesimal calculus, including his technique of adequality. In particular, he is recognized for his d ...
have been decisive:
* Statements of
variational principles
* Foundations of
probability
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and
analytic geometry
In mathematics, analytic geometry, also known as coordinate geometry or Cartesian geometry, is the study of geometry using a coordinate system. This contrasts with synthetic geometry.
Analytic geometry is used in physics and engineering, and als ...
*
Number theory
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.
The spirit of the prize is focused on rewarding the results of research accessible to the greatest number of professional
mathematicians within these fields. The Fermat prize was created in 1989 and is awarded once every two years in
Toulouse
Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...
by the
Institut de Mathématiques de Toulouse. The amount of the Fermat prize has been fixed at 20,000 Euros for the twelfth edition (2011).
Previous prize winners
Pierre Fermat medal
There has also been a ''Pierre Fermat medal'', which has been awarded for example to chemist
Linus Pauling
Linus Carl Pauling ( ; February 28, 1901August 19, 1994) was an American chemist and peace activist. He published more than 1,200 papers and books, of which about 850 dealt with scientific topics. ''New Scientist'' called him one of the 20 gre ...
(1957), mathematician
Ernst Peschl (1965) and botanist
Francis Raymond Fosberg.
Junior Fermat Prize
The Junior Fermat Prize is a mathematical prize, awarded every two years to a student in the first four years of university for a contribution to mathematics. The amount of the prize is 2000
Euro
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s.
See also
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List of mathematics awards
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References
External links
Fermat Prize official web site
Junior Fermat Prize official web site
Annales de la faculté des sciences de Toulouse
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Mathematics awards
Awards established in 1989
Variational principles
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