Abel Prize Laureates (2003 – 2026)

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Abel Prize Laureates (2003 – 2026)

2003年の創設から2026年までの歴代アーベル賞受賞者26名のリスト。

【Abel Prize Laureates (2003 – 2026)】

Award YearNameBirth YearKey Paper / Seminal WorkCore Contribution
2026Gerd Faltings1954Endlichkeitssätze für abelsche Varietäten über Zahlkörpern (1983)Introducing powerful tools in arithmetic geometry and solving long-standing Diophantine conjectures by Mordell and Lang.
2025Masaki Kashiwara1947On the maximally overdetermined system of linear differential equations (1970)Founding the theories of D-modules and crystal bases in algebraic analysis, making profound contributions to representation theory and related fields.
2024Michel Talagrand1952Regularity of Gaussian processes (1987)Groundbreaking contributions to probability theory and stochastic processes, with exceptional impacts on concentration inequalities and the mathematical understanding of spin glasses.
2023Luis A. Caffarelli1948The regularity of free boundaries in higher dimensions (1977)Seminal contributions to regularity theory for nonlinear partial differential equations, including free-boundary problems and the Monge-Ampère equation.
2022Dennis Sullivan1941Infinitesimal computations in topology (1977)Groundbreaking contributions to topology in its broadest sense, and in particular its algebraic, geometric, and dynamical aspects.
2021László Lovász
Avi Wigderson
1948
1956
An algorithmic theory of numbers, graphs and convexity (1986)
Hardness vs Randomness (1988)
Foundational contributions to theoretical computer science and discrete mathematics, and their leading role in shaping them into central fields of modern mathematics.
2020Hillel Furstenberg
Gregory Margulis
1935
1946
Noncommuting random products (1960)
Discrete groups of motions of manifolds of nonpositive curvature (1975)
Pioneering the use of methods from probability and dynamics in group theory, number theory, and combinatorics.
2019Karen Uhlenbeck1942Regularity for a class of non-linear elliptic systems (1977)Pioneering achievements in geometric partial differential equations, gauge theory, and integrable systems, and for the fundamental impact of her work on analysis, geometry and mathematical physics.
2018Robert Langlands1936Letter to André Weil (1967)Propounding a visionary program connecting representation theory to number theory (The Langlands Program).
2017Yves Meyer1939Ondelettes et opérateurs (1990)His pivotal role in the development of the mathematical theory of wavelets.
2016Andrew Wiles1953Modular elliptic curves and Fermat’s Last Theorem (1995)His stunning proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem by way of the modularity conjecture for semistable elliptic curves, opening a new era in number theory.
2015John F. Nash Jr.
Louis Nirenberg
1928
1925
Continuity of solutions of parabolic and elliptic equations (1958)
On Riemann’s mapping theorem for pseudo-analytic functions (1953)
Striking and seminal contributions to the theory of nonlinear partial differential equations and its applications to geometric analysis.
2014Yakov G. Sinai1935On the concept of entropy for a dynamic system (1959)Fundamental contributions to dynamical systems, ergodic theory, and mathematical physics.
2013Pierre Deligne1944La conjecture de Weil. I (1974)Seminal contributions to algebraic geometry and for their transformative impact on number theory, representation theory, and related fields (proving the Weil Conjectures).
2012Endre Szemerédi1940On sets of integers containing no k elements in arithmetic progression (1975)Fundamental contributions to discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science, and in recognition of the profound and lasting impact of these contributions on additive number theory and ergodic theory.
2011John Milnor1931On manifolds homeomorphic to the 7-sphere (1956)Pioneering discoveries in topology, geometry, and algebra (including the discovery of exotic 7-spheres).
2010John Tate1925Fourier analysis in number fields, and Hecke’s zeta-functions (1950)His vast and lasting impact on the theory of numbers.
2009Mikhail Gromov1943Pseudo holomorphic curves in symplectic manifolds (1985)Revolutionary contributions to geometry, specifically founding geometric group theory and metric geometry.
2008John G. Thompson
Jacques Tits
1932
1930
Solvability of groups of odd order (1963)
Théorème de l’alternative de Tits (1972)
Profound achievements in algebra and in particular for shaping modern group theory.
2007S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan1940On the behavior of large deviations for the Brownian motion process (1966)Fundamental contributions to probability theory and in particular for creating a unified theory of large deviations.
2006Lennart Carleson1928On convergence and growth of partial sums of Fourier series (1966)Profound and seminal contributions to harmonic analysis and the theory of smooth dynamical systems.
2005Peter Lax1926Weak solutions of non-linear hyperbolic equations and their numerical computation (1954)Groundbreaking contributions to the theory and application of partial differential equations and to the computation of their solutions.
2004Michael Atiyah
Isadore Singer
1929
1924
The index of elliptic operators (1963)The discovery and proof of the Atiyah–Singer index theorem, bringing together topology, geometry and analysis, and their outstanding role in building new bridges between mathematics and theoretical physics.
2003Jean-Pierre Serre1926Faisceaux Algébriques Cohérents (1955)Playing a key role in shaping the modern form of many parts of mathematics, including topology, algebraic geometry and number theory.