Teichmüller theory

3 lives in this collection worked in teichmüller theory, from 1949 to today. Each has a full course on their life and the mathematics and physics they made.

Often together with: hyperbolic geometry. All fields

  • Howard Masur1949–

    Co-founder of Teichmüller dynamics, known for the Hubbard–Masur theorem, the Masur–Veech theorems on interval exchanges, rational billiards, and the hyperbolicity of the curve complex with Yair Minsky.

    teichmüller theory, dynamical systems, low-dimensional topology

  • Curtis T. McMullen1958–

    Fields Medallist who connected complex dynamics, Kleinian groups and Teichmüller theory, and classified Teichmüller curves and SL2(R) orbit closures in genus two.

    complex dynamics, hyperbolic geometry, teichmüller theory

  • Maryam Mirzakhani1977–2017

    First woman to win the Fields Medal, for her work on the geometry and dynamics of Riemann surfaces and their moduli spaces.

    hyperbolic geometry, teichmüller theory, ergodic theory