Michał Misiurewicz (born 9 November 1948) is a Polish
mathematician. He is known for his contributions to
chaotic dynamical systems
Chaos theory is an interdisciplinary area of scientific study and branch of mathematics focused on underlying patterns and deterministic laws of dynamical systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions, and were once thought to have c ...
and
fractal geometry, notably the
Misiurewicz point.
Misiurewicz participated in the
International Mathematical Olympiad
The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is a mathematical olympiad for pre-university students, and is the oldest of the International Science Olympiads. The first IMO was held in Romania in 1959. It has since been held annually, except i ...
for Poland, winning a bronze medal in 1965 and a gold medal (with perfect score and special prize) in 1966. He earned his
Doctorate from
University of Warsaw under supervision of Bogdan Bojarski.
In 1990 he moved to the
United States, where he visited
Northwestern University and
Princeton University, eventually settling down at
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis at Indianapolis, Indiana, where he currently is a professor.
In 2012 he became a fellow of the
American Mathematical Society.
List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
retrieved 2013-02-04.
See also
* Mandelbrot set
* Complex quadratic polynomial
* Conley index theory
* Topological entropy
In mathematics, topology (from the Greek words , and ) is concerned with the properties of a geometric object that are preserved under continuous deformations, such as stretching, twisting, crumpling, and bending; that is, without closing h ...
* Rotation number
* Rule 90
References
External links
Website at IUPUI
*
1948 births
Living people
Polish mathematicians
University of Warsaw alumni
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis faculty
Scientists from Warsaw
Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
International Mathematical Olympiad participants
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