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Narasimhan-Seshadri theorem

1965M. S. Narasimhan & C. S. SeshadriAnnals of Mathematics (1965)Pan-Indian / unspecified

1965

Linked stable vector bundles on curves to unitary representations, a cornerstone of modern geometry.

Dated
1965
As scholars put it
1965
Originator
M. S. Narasimhan & C. S. Seshadri
Source text
Annals of Mathematics (1965)
Region
Pan-Indian / unspecified
Discipline
Mathematics & Computer Science
Evidence
Documented
Confidence
High
Verification
Reference-cited

Meanwhile in the West

Inspired later Donaldson-Uhlenbeck-Yau results.

Fair to say

An Indian-institution result of global importance.

Path to modern innovation

Influential in geometry and mathematical physics.

Transmission

Done at TIFR, India.

References

  • 1Narasimhan & Seshadri (1965)

Further reading

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