Jens Marklof is among the leading international researchers in mathematical physics. His work lies at the interface of analysis, number theory, and theoretical physics, and has significantly advanced the understanding of dynamical systems and quantum chaos.
His major achievements include the first proof of a special case of the Berry–Tabor conjecture, a central problem in quantum chaos, as well as fundamental contributions to the kinetic theory of the Lorentz gas and to the distribution of number-theoretic structures. His work has received numerous distinctions, including the Whitehead Prize of the London Mathematical Society, an ERC Advanced Grant, and his election as Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).
As part of the Humboldt Research Award, Prof. Marklof will visit Leibniz University Hannover for several research stays over the coming years. His hosts in Hannover are Prof. Dr. Alexander Strohmaier (Institute for Analysis) and Prof. Dr. Ulrich Derenthal (Institute of Algebra, Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics). During these visits, he will collaborate closely with research groups in analysis and number theory. The collaboration is expected to provide important impulses, in particular for spectral theory, microlocal analysis, and probabilistic methods in number theory.
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