Wiskundige Stefaan Vaes (39) van de

Wiskundige Stefaan Vaes (39) van de KU Leuven heeft de prestigieuze Francquiprijs gewonnen met zijn onderzoek naar von Neumannalgebra's, wiskundige structuren die ontstaan zijn vanuit de kwantummechanica. Die prijs wordt ook wel de "Belgische Nobelprijs" genoemd.
De Francquiprijs wordt al sinds 1932 beurtelings uitgereikt aan een wetenschapper uit de exacte, humane of de medische wetenschappen. Dit jaar was het de beurt aan een exacte wetenschapper en gaat de 39-jarige wiskundige professor Stefaan Vaes met de prijs lopen. Aan de prijs hangt een prijzenpot van 250.000 euro vast.

Vaes bestudeert aan de Leuvense universiteit zogenoemde von Neumannalgebra's. Dat zijn wiskundige structuren die ontstaan zijn vanuit de kwantummechanica. Von Neumannalgebra's worden ook gebruikt in de knopentheorie, om aan te tonen dat sommige knopen nooit ontward kunnen worden. Met zijn onderzoek bereikte hij grensverleggende resultaten in de structuur van operatorenalgebra's, die een impact hebben in andere fundamentele domeinen van de wiskunde.

Stefaan Vaes is verrast en vereerd met de prijs: "Het hedendaagse onderzoek in de wiskunde is vaak heel abstract. De eventuele toepassingen volgen misschien pas decennia later. Dergelijk onderzoek wordt dan ook gedreven door de nieuwsgierigheid om nieuwe wiskundige structuren te ontdekken en te begrijpen", klinkt het in een persbericht. "Met deze prijs hoop ik de wiskunde even in de kijker te zetten en te tonen hoe fascinerend sommige eeuwenoude problemen uit analyse, algebra of meetkunde wel zijn.

結果 (英語) 1:

Mathematical Stefaan Vaes (39) of the Catholic University of Leuven has won the prestigious Francqui prize with his research on von Neumannalgebra's, mathematical structures that arise from quantum mechanics. That price is also called the "Belgian Nobel Prize" called.The Francqui prize is already since 1932 in turn awarded to a scientist from the exact, human or medical sciences. This year it was the turn of an exact scientist and the 39-year-old mathematician professor Stefaan Vaes with the price walk. The price depends on a fixed prize pool of EUR 250 000.V studies to the University of Leuven so-called von Neumannalgebra's. That are mathematical structures that arise from quantum mechanics. Von Neumannalgebra's are also used in knot theory, to show that never can be teased out some knots. With his research he reached ground-breaking results in the structure of operatorenalgebra's, which have an impact in other fundamental domains of mathematics.Stefaan Vaes is surprised and honored with the prize: "The contemporary research in mathematics is often quite abstract. The possible applications are perhaps only decades later. Such research is driven by the curiosity to discover and understand new mathematical structures ", it sounds in a press release. "With this price, I hope the mathematics in the spotlight and show just how fascinating some centuries old problems from analysis, algebra or geometry are.

結果 (英語) 3:

Mathematical Stefaan Vaes (39) of the KU Leuven has won the prestigious Francquiprijs his research into von Neumannalgebra's, mathematical structures which have arisen from the relativity or quantum mechanics. The price is also called the "Belgian Nobel Prize'.
The Francquiprijs alternately since 1932 awarded to a scientist from the exact, humane or medical sciences.This year it was the turn of an exact scientist and the 39-year-old mathematics professor Stefaan Vaes with the price. The price depends on a prize fund across of 250,000 euro.

Vaes examines to the Leuven university so-called von Neumannalgebra's. Mathematical structures that are created from the relativity or quantum mechanics.Von Neumannalgebra's are also used in the knopentheorie, to show that some knots can never be disentangled. He achieved the breakthrough in his research results in the structure of operatorenalgebra's, that have an impact in other fundamental domains of mathematics.

Stefaan Vaes is surprised and honored with the price:"The contemporary research in the mathematics is often very abstract. The possible applications are perhaps only decades later. Such research is also driven by the curiosity to discover new mathematical structures and to understand", sounds in a press release."With this price i hope the mathematics as in the viewer and to show how fascinating some ancient problems in analysis, algebra or geometry are.