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Vladimir Drinfel'd

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Vladimir Gershonovich Drinfel'd (born 1954) Ukrainian mathematician. Coining the term “quantum group,” Drinfel'd spotted the connection between Hopf algebras and the Yang-Baxter equation. Drinfel'd modules and Drinfel'd twists are named after him. He was awarded the Fields medal in 1990.

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Other names:

Vladimir Drinfeld, Vladimir Gershonovich Drinfel'd

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Cross-references: Fields medal, modules, equation, Hopf algebras, connection, term
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AMS MSC:	01A60 (History and biography :: History of mathematics and mathematicians :: 20th century)
	01A61 (History and biography :: History of mathematics and mathematicians :: Twenty-first century)
	01A65 (History and biography :: History of mathematics and mathematicians :: Contemporary)

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