Masaki Kashiwara Awarded 2025 Abel Prize for Contributions to Algebraic Analysis
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Award Recipient | Masaki Kashiwara (78 years old) |
| Award | 2025 Abel Prize |
| Field of Contribution | Algebraic Analysis, Representation Theory |
| Key Contributions | Development of D-modules, Discovery of crystal bases |
| Awarding Body | Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters |
| Prize Established | 2002 by the Norwegian Parliament |
| Named After | Niels Henrik Abel (Norwegian mathematician known for work on quintic equations and elliptic functions) |
| Prize Value | 7.5 million Norwegian kroner (approx. $720,000) |
| Historical Context | Proposed in 1899 by Sophus Lie, established in 2002 on the 200th anniversary of Abel's birth |
| Previous Notable Recipients | Michel Talagrand (2024), Luis Caffarelli (2023), Dennis Sullivan (2022) |
| Significance of D-Modules | Advancements in linear differential equations, algebraic geometry, theoretical physics, and representation theory |
| Collaborations | Worked with Pierre Schapira |