Mathematician:James Burton Ax
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Mathematician
American mathematician who proved several results in algebra and number theory by using model theory.
Nationality
American
History
- Born: 10 January 1937
- Died: 11 June 2006
Theorems and Definitions
- Ax-Grothendieck Theorem (independently of Alexander Grothendieck)
- Ax-Kochen Theorem (with Simon Bernhard Kochen)
- Ax-Katz Theorem (with Nicholas Michael Katz)
Results named for James Burton Ax can be found here.
Publications
- 1965: Diophantine problems over local fields. I (American Journal of Mathematics Vol. 87: pp. 605 – 630) (with Simon B. Kochen)
- 1965: Diophantine problems over local fields. II (American Journal of Mathematics Vol. 87: pp. 631 – 648) (with Simon B. Kochen)
- 1966: Diophantine problems over local fields. III (Annals of Mathematics Ser. 2 Vol. 83: pp. 437 – 456) (with Simon B. Kochen)