Israel Michael Sigal

Israel Michael Sigal (born 31 August 1945 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR) is an Israeli, Canadian mathematician specializing in mathematical physics. He is a professor at the University of Toronto Department of Mathematics.

He was an invited speaker at International Congress of Mathematicians, Kyoto—1990 and in International Congress on Mathematical Physics, Lausanne—1979, W. Berlin—1981, Marseille—1986.

Education

Born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Sigal obtained his bachelor's degree at Gorky University and his Ph.D. at Tel-Aviv University

Research interests

Partial differential equation of quantum physics, Quantum mechanics and quantum information theory, Quantum field theory, Statistical mechanics, Non-linear equations, Mathematical biology, Pattern recognition

Awards

• The Jeffrey-Williams Lectureship, CMS Summer Meeting, 1992.
• John L. Synge Award, 1993.
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1993.
• University Professor, 1997.
• Norman Stuart Robertson Chair in Applied Mathematics, 1998.
• CRM-Fields-PIMS prize, 2000.
• Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, 2012.

Selected works

• with Peter D. Hislop:
• with F. Ting:
• with Stephen J. Gustafson:

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