Robert James Elliott (born 1940) is a

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, known for his contributions to

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, game theory,

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and

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. He was schooled at Swanwick Hall Grammar School in

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and studied mathematics in which he earn a

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(1961) and

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(1965) at the

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, as well as a

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(thesis ''Some results in spectral synthesis'' advised by John Hunter Williamson, 1965) and

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(1983) from the

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.homepage
/ref> He taught and conducted research at University of Newcastle (1964),

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(1965–66),

(1966–68),

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(1969–73),

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(1972–73),

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(1973–86),

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(1985-2001),

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(2001-2009) and

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(2009-2013).

Books

*''Stochastic Processes, Finance and Control A Festschrift in Honor of Robert J Elliott'' (

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, 2012) *with

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, ''The Existence of Value for Differential Games'' (

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, 1972) *''Stochastic Calculus and Applications'' (

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, 1982) *''Viscosity Solutions and Optimal Control'' (

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, 1987) *''Stokasticheski Analiz i evo Prilozeniya'' (M.I.R. Publications Moscow, 1986) *with Lakhdar Aggoun and John B. Moore, ''Hidden Markov Models: Estimation and Control'' (

, 1994) *with

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, ''Mathematics of Financial Markets'' (

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, 1999, in Hungarian 2000). *with J. van der Hoek, ''Binomial Models in Finance'' (

, 2005) *with Rogemar S. Mamon, ''Hidden Markov Models in Finance'' (

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, 2007) *with Samuel N. Cohen, ''Stochastic Calculus and Applications'' (

, 2015)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Robert J. 20th-century British mathematicians 21st-century British mathematicians Academics of the University of Hull Academics of the University of Warwick Alumni of the University of Oxford British emigrants to Canada Game theorists People from Amber Valley Academic staff of the University of Alberta Academic staff of the University of Calgary 1940 births Living people