Gennadii Rubinstein

Gennadii Shlemovich Rubinstein (Russian: Геннадий Шлемович Рубинштейн) was a Russian mathematician. His research focused on mathematical programming and operations research. His name is associated to the Kantorovich–Rubinstein metric, also commonly known as the Wasserstein distance, used in optimal transport.

• Alternate form of the first name: Gennady.
• Alternate forms of the last name: RubinÅ¡teÄ­n, Rubinshtein.

Doctorate

Gennadii Rubinstein got his doctorate in St. Petersburg State University in 1956, under the supervision of Leonid V. Kantorovich.

Selected publications

See also

• List of Russian mathematicians

References

External links

• A web page about Gennadii Rubinstein's publications
• Gennadii Shlemovich Rubinstein (obituary)