Alexandre V. Borovik (born 1956) is a Professor of
Pure Mathematics at the
University of Manchester
, mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity
, established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univ ...
,
United Kingdom
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. He was born in
Russia
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and graduated from
Novosibirsk State University
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in 1978. His principal research lies in
algebra
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Elementary ...
,
model theory, and
combinatorics—topics on which he published several monographs and a number of papers.
[See Borovik et al (2011)] He also has an interest in mathematical practice: his book ''Mathematics under the Microscope: Notes on Cognitive Aspects of Mathematical Practice'' examines a mathematician's outlook on psychophysiological and cognitive issues in mathematics.
Selected books and articles
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* Borovik, Alexandre; Nesin, Ali: ''Groups of finite Morley rank''. Oxford Logic Guides, 26. Oxford Science Publications. The Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press, New York, 1994
*Borovik, Alexandre V.;
Gelfand, I. M.; White, Neil: Coxeter matroids. Progress in Mathematics, 216. Birkhäuser Boston, Inc., Boston, MA, 2003.
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Notes
External links
Personal pageMathematics under the Microscope
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Living people
20th-century British mathematicians
21st-century British mathematicians
British logicians
Model theorists
1956 births